resigned
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
accepting that something unpleasant is going to happen because you cannot change it.
characterised by a state of passive or quiet acceptance of an unpleasant but inevitable situation.
Simple“He gave a resigned sigh when he saw the long queue at the bank.”
In context“Faced with the inevitable closure of the factory, the workers adopted a resigned attitude, focusing on their severance packages rather than protesting the decision.”
Usageoften followed by the preposition 'to'.
Antonyms
Usage resigned from his post · resigned his seat
“Arday, who resigned earlier this month as a professor at the University of Cambridge, was found dead at his home last week.”
“Jason Arday, the academic who resigned last week as a professor at the University of Cambridge , has been found dead at his home in south London.”