<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act of resigning.</li><li>a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc.</li><li>an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence: to meet one's fate with resignation.</li><li>Synonyms: abdication.</li><li>Antonyms: recalcitrance.</li></ul>