GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Resignation

resignation; giving up hope

Nach der dritten Absage wich ihre anfängliche Zuversicht einer Resignation, die auch durch gut gemeinte Durchhalteparolen kaum zu überwinden war.

After the third rejection, her initial confidence gave way to a resignation that even well-meant exhortations to persevere could barely overcome.

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