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- Dictionaryrespite/ˈrɛspʌɪt/
noun
- 1. a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant: "the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering" Similar
verb
- 1. postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.): "the execution was only respited a few months"
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RESPITE definition: 1. a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant: 2. a useful delay before something…. Learn more.
RESPITE meaning: 1. a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant: 2. a useful delay before something…. Learn more.
RESPITE definition: a short period of rest from something difficult or unpleasant: . Learn more.
A respite is a short delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. [ formal ] Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.
The meaning of RESPITE is a period of temporary delay. How to use respite in a sentence. Respite Has Latin Roots
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite. Synonyms: recess, rest, hiatus. temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve. Synonyms: postponement, stay.
A respite is a break from something that's difficult or unpleasant. If you're cramming for exams, take an occasional walk to give yourself a respite from the intensity. Respite may look like it rhymes with despite, but this word has a stress on its first syllable (RES-pit).
respite (from something) a short break or escape from something difficult or unpleasant. The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. There was no respite from the suffocating heat. She continued to work without respite.
1. A respite is a short period of rest from something unpleasant. [formal] [...] 2. A respite is a short delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. [formal] [...] More.
respite. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English res‧pite /ˈrespɪt, -paɪt $ -pɪt/ noun [ singular, uncountable] 1 a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better respite from The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work. a brief respite from persecution without respite The ...
