Definition of Resigned
Resigned
re·signed
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(adjective)
feeling or showing a sense of acceptance that something unpleasant has happened or will happen, having given up because not much can be done to change the outcome;
e.g. She had a resigned expression when she was rejected for the second time.
(verb)
voluntarily gave up some position or left some role;
e.g. He resigned from his job because he was moving away from the city.
(verb)
came to accept that some undesirable outcome cannot be avoided (used as "resigned oneself");
e.g. I resigned myself to the fact that I would be late to my best friend's birthday party.
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