Resignation

//ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən//

Synonyms for "resignation" (148 found)

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Noun(2 words)
resignmentsurrender

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Translations

116 translations across 59 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • dorëheqje noun (act of resigning)

Arabic

2 entries
  • اِسْتِعْفَاء noun (act of resigning)
  • اِسْتِقَالَة noun (act of resigning)

Armenian

1 entries
  • հրաժարական noun (act of resigning)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • istefa noun (act of resigning)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • адста́ўка noun (act of resigning)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • оста́вка noun (act of resigning)
  • оста́вка noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • примире́ние noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Catalan

1 entries
  • dimissió noun (act of resigning)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 劈炮 noun (act of resigning)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 辭呈 /辞呈 noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • 辭職 /辞职 noun (act of resigning)
  • 辭職書 /辞职书 noun (declaration that one resigns)

Czech

1 entries
  • rezignace noun (act of resigning)

Danish

2 entries
  • fratrædelse noun (act of resigning)
  • fratræden noun (act of resigning)

Dutch

2 entries
  • aftreding noun (act of resigning)
  • gelatenheid noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • abdiko noun (act of resigning)
  • abdiko noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • demisio noun (act of resigning)
  • demisio noun (declaration that one resigns)

Estonian

2 entries
  • lahkumisavaldus noun (act of resigning)
  • lahkumispalve noun (act of resigning)

Finnish

4 entries
  • alistuminen noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • ero noun (act of resigning)
  • eroanomus noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • irtisanoutuminen noun (act of resigning)

French

3 entries
  • démission noun (act of resigning)
  • démission noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • résignation noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Georgian

1 entries
  • გადადგომა noun (act of resigning)

German

4 entries
  • Kündigung noun (act of resigning)
  • Niederlegung noun (act of resigning)
  • Resignation noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • Rücktritt noun (act of resigning)

Greek

3 entries
  • εγκαρτέρηση noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • παραίτηση noun (act of resigning)
  • παραίτηση noun (declaration that one resigns)

Hindi

1 entries
  • इस्तीफ़ा noun (act of resigning)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • belenyugvás noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • beletörődés noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • lemondás noun (act of resigning)
  • lemondás noun (declaration that one resigns)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • tilkynning um uppsögn noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • uppsagnarbréf noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • uppsögn noun (act of resigning)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pengunduran diri noun (act of resigning)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • اِسْتِعْفا noun (act of resigning)
  • تَسْلیم noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Italian

4 entries
  • dimissioni noun (act of resigning)
  • fuoriuscita noun (act of resigning)
  • rassegnazione noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • uscita noun (act of resigning)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 辞任 noun (act of resigning)
  • 辞職 noun (act of resigning)
  • 辞表 noun (declaration that one resigns)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • отставка noun (act of resigning)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ការលាឈប់ noun (act of resigning)

Korean

3 entries
  • 사임 noun (act of resigning)
  • 사임 noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • 사직 noun (act of resigning)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • отставка noun (act of resigning)

Latin

1 entries
  • abdicātiō noun (act of resigning)

Latvian

2 entries
  • atkāpšanās noun (act of resigning)
  • demisija noun (act of resigning)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • atsistatydinimas noun (act of resigning)
  • dimisija noun (act of resigning)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • оставка noun (act of resigning)

Malay

1 entries
  • perletakan jawatan noun (act of resigning)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • രാജി noun (act of resigning)

Māori

2 entries
  • rihainatanga noun (act of resigning)
  • rīhainatanga noun (act of resigning)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • îstîfa noun (act of resigning)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • oppsigelse noun (act of resigning)

Pashto

1 entries
  • استعفا noun (act of resigning)

Polish

4 entries
  • dymisja noun (act of resigning)
  • rezygnacja noun (act of resigning)
  • rezygnacja noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • rezygnacja noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • demissão noun (act of resigning)
  • resignação noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Romanian

1 entries
  • demisie noun (act of resigning)

Russian

4 entries
  • заявле́ние noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • отста́вка noun (act of resigning)
  • смире́ние noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)
  • ухо́д noun (act of resigning)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • toirt suas noun (act of resigning)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • òstāvka noun (act of resigning)
  • о̀ста̄вка noun (act of resigning)

Slovak

4 entries
  • demisia noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • odstúpenie noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • rezignácia noun (act of resigning)
  • rezignácia noun (declaration that one resigns)

Slovene

2 entries
  • odpoved noun (act of resigning)
  • odstop noun (act of resigning)

Spanish

4 entries
  • dimisión noun (act of resigning)
  • renuncia noun (act of resigning)
  • renuncia noun (declaration that one resigns)
  • resignación noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mucsidjr noun (state of uncomplaining acceptance)

Swedish

1 entries
  • avgång noun (act of resigning)

Tajik

1 entries
  • истеъфо noun (act of resigning)

Tatar

1 entries
  • отставка noun (act of resigning)

Turkish

1 entries
  • istifa noun (act of resigning)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • відста́вка noun (act of resigning)
  • зая́ва noun (declaration that one resigns)

Urdu

1 entries
  • اِسْتِعْفا noun (act of resigning)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئىستىپا noun (act of resigning)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • isteʻfo noun (act of resigning)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • từ chức noun (act of resigning)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The company appealed for people to take voluntary resignation.

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Resignation is the first lesson of life.

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There is an air of resignation everywhere.

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The cabinet minister wound up submitting his resignation.

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