How to pronounce “resignation”
Say “resignation” in 4 beats
resignation
/ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- resɹɛ
- igzəɡ
- natneɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ˌɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
- Respelling
- re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — res-ig-NAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: res-ig-NAT-ion. “nat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/
/ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/
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What “resignation” means
- noun
acceptance of despair
- noun
the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
- noun
a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
“he submitted his resignation as of next month”
Say it in a sentence
“Her resignation took the whole department by surprise.”“resignation”, answered
How do you pronounce “resignation”?
“resignation” is pronounced /ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/ (re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “nat”. Build it as res-ig-NAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “resignation” have?
4: res · ig · nat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “nat”.
Is “resignation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/ (re-zuhg-NAY-shuhn); British English says /ɹɛzɪɡneɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “resignation” mean?
As a noun: acceptance of despair For example: “Her resignation took the whole department by surprise.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “resignation”?
Stress the third syllable: res-ig-NAT-ion. “nat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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