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resignation

/ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃn/noun

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त्यागपत्र, इस्तीफ़ा

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the act of giving up your job or position; a letter saying that you are doing this

    त्यागपत्र, इस्तीफ़ा

    • She handed in her resignation.
    • the resignation of the minister
    • The manager tendered his resignation after the audit.
    + 2 more examples
    • Calls for the principal's resignation grew louder.
    • She submitted her resignation by email and worked a month's notice.

    Synonyms departure leaving retirement notice abdication

    Opposite appointment joining acceptance

  2. 2

    [U]

    patient willingness to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation that you cannot change

    विवशता में स्वीकृति, धैर्य

    • They accepted the defeat with resignation.
    • She accepted the long delay with quiet resignation.
    • He sighed with resignation and picked up the heavy bags.
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    • A look of resignation crossed her face when the train was cancelled.
    • The villagers accepted the poor harvest with quiet resignation.

    Synonyms acceptance patience submission fatalism stoicism

    Opposite resistance defiance protest

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

resignation from + job / post

Use from before the position that someone gives up.

जिस पद को कोई छोड़ता है उससे पहले 'from' आता है।

  • His resignation from the bank surprised everyone.
  • The minister announced her resignation from the cabinet.

hand in / submit / tender one's resignation

These verbs go with resignation when someone formally leaves a job; tender is formal.

जब कोई औपचारिक रूप से नौकरी छोड़ता है तब ये क्रियाएँ 'resignation' के साथ आती हैं; 'tender' formal है।

  • Radhika's uncle handed in his resignation on Monday.
  • The director tendered his resignation to the board.

resignation (uncountable) = acceptance

In its second meaning, resignation is uncountable and means calm acceptance of a bad situation; use with or in.

दूसरे अर्थ में 'resignation' uncountable है और बुरी स्थिति को शांत भाव से स्वीकारना है; इसके साथ 'with' या 'in' आता है।

  • She accepted the result with resignation.
  • He shrugged in resignation.

resignation + letter

Use resignation as a modifier before letter or notice.

Letter या notice से पहले 'resignation' modifier के रूप में आता है।

  • He wrote a resignation letter to the principal.
+Collocations 4

verb + resignation

submitacceptrejectwithdrawdemand

  • The management accepted his resignation at once.

adjective + resignation

suddenvoluntaryforcedformalquiet

  • His voluntary resignation ended a long career.

resignation + noun

letternoticespeechstatementdecision

  • The resignation letter was only two lines long.

of resignation / calm

sigh of resignationtone of resignationair of resignationlook of resignation

  • He gave a sigh of resignation and sat down.
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  • The chairman's resignation was accepted by the board.

अध्यक्ष का त्यागपत्र बोर्ड ने स्वीकार कर लिया।

  • Radhika handed in her resignation to join a government college.

राधिका ने सरकारी कॉलेज में जाने के लिए अपना त्यागपत्र दे दिया।

  • Opposition parties demanded the minister's resignation.

विपक्षी दलों ने मंत्री के इस्तीफ़े की माँग की।

  • He looked at the empty field with resignation.

उसने उदासीन स्वीकृति के भाव से खाली खेत की ओर देखा।

  • The captain's resignation came after three defeats.

तीन हार के बाद कप्तान का इस्तीफ़ा आया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He gave his resignation of the post.

✓ He resigned from the post.

Use resign from the post, or his resignation from the post, not of.

'Resign from the post' या 'resignation from the post' लिखें, 'of' नहीं।

✗ I want to resign my job from the company.

✓ I want to resign from the company.

Either resign from or resign the job, not both.

'Resign from' या 'resign the job' में से एक ही लिखें, दोनों नहीं।

✗ He submitted a resign letter.

✓ He submitted a resignation letter.

Use the noun resignation before letter; resign is the verb.

Letter से पहले noun 'resignation' आता है; 'resign' क्रिया है।

◇Word family
resign verbresigned adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

res·ig·na·tion

§Grammar and usage

The g is silent in resign but pronounced in resignation (/ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃn/); likewise sign/signature, design/designation.

Resign में g silent है पर resignation में बोला जाता है (/ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃn/); इसी तरह sign/signature, design/designation।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A king giving up the throne is abdication.

राजा का सिंहासन छोड़ना abdication।

General knowledge

The President submits resignation to the Vice-President (Article 56); the Vice-President to the President; the Speaker to the Deputy Speaker.

राष्ट्रपति उपराष्ट्रपति को त्यागपत्र देते हैं (अनुच्छेद 56); उपराष्ट्रपति राष्ट्रपति को; Speaker Deputy Speaker को।