rassegnazione

resignation, acceptance

noun rahs-seh-nyah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Also means

resignation (from a post)

Usage Note

Rassegnazione in everyday Italian almost always means quiet acceptance of something unavoidable, not the act of stepping down from a job — for that use dimissioni. The verb rassegnarsi means 'to resign oneself' and often carries a tone of weary but dignified acceptance.

Examples

"Ha accettato la sconfitta con rassegnazione."

Natural Translation

He accepted the defeat with resignation.

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