Usage Note
Démission specifically means the act of resigning from a job or office (donner sa démission — to hand in one's resignation). The verb is démissionner (to resign). In informal French, démissionner can also mean 'to give up, to stop trying', giving the noun a figurative sense of abandonment.
Examples
"Il a remis sa démission après le scandale."
Natural Translation
He handed in his resignation after the scandal.
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