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resignación

resignation

noun reh-seeg-nah-SYOHN Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: From Latin resignatio.

Usage Note

Resignación describes the emotional acceptance of something unwanted — closer to 'stoic acceptance' than 'quitting a job' (that sense uses renuncia or dimisión). The verb is resignarse a + infinitive ('to resign oneself to doing something'). A common phrase is con resignación (with resignation), conveying a patient, often sorrowful, endurance.

Examples

"Aceptó la derrota con resignación."

Natural Translation

He accepted the defeat with resignation.

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