résignation

Definitions of résignation
  1. noun
    the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
    synonyms: passivité, soumission
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    types:
    engourdissement, lenteur, marasme, mollesse
    inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
    type of:
    inactivité
    a disposition to remain inactive or inert
  2. noun
    acceptance of despair
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    types:
    défaitisme
    acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
    type of:
    désespoir
    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
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