resigned

[ri-zahynd]

adjective

1. submissive or acquiescent.

2. characterized by or indicative of resignation.

resigned

/ rɪˈzaɪnd, rɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. characteristic of or proceeding from an attitude of resignation; acquiescent or submissive

Other Word Forms

• resignedly adverb
• resignedness noun
• self-resigned adjective
• unresigned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resigned¹

First recorded in 1645–55; resign + -ed ²

Example Sentences

General manager Rob Blake resigned four days later and was replaced by Ken Holland, who won four Stanley Cups as GM of the Detroit Red Wings.

From Los Angeles Times

In the same meeting that the alleged embezzlement scheme came to light, the district’s superintendent suddenly resigned.

From Los Angeles Times

The Church has been without someone in the top job for almost a year after Justin Welby resigned over a safeguarding scandal.

From BBC

The AfD politician resigned from his seat in the European Parliament earlier this year after he was elected to the Bundestag in February, when he ran for election in the eastern state of Saxony.

From BBC

Beard's last role was at Burnley, where he resigned in June after just two months in charge.

From BBC

Related Words

• satisfied 

When To Use

What does resigned mean?

Resigned is an adjective that means having an accepting, unresisting attitude or in a state of submission.A person who is resigned is often in a state of realization that the negative situation that is happening to them will continue to happen and that they can’t do anything to stop it.The word is especially used in phrases like resigned to one’s fate or resigned to the fact that (something is happening).Resigned is also the past tense of the verb resign. Resign most commonly means to quit a job, but it can also mean to submit or yield. The noun form resignation can mean a state of submission or acquiescence, as in There is a sense of resignation in the room now that most of the votes are in and there doesn’t appear to be any path to victory. Example: Even if I ace the test, it won’t bring up my average enough, so I’m resigned to the fact that I’m going to fail the class.