Respite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrespɪt|
Brit.
|ˈrespaɪt|
noun
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort (syn: reprieve)
- a pause from doing something (as work) (syn: break, recess)
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (syn: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, suspension)
- a pause for relaxation (syn: relief, rest)
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment (syn: reprieve)
- a pause from doing something (as work) (syn: break, recess)
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (syn: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, suspension)
- a pause for relaxation (syn: relief, rest)
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment (syn: reprieve)
verb
Extra examples
The bad weather has continued without respite.
We allowed them no respite.
There was no respite from the cold.
The execution was only respited a few months.
The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work.
The pain went on without respite.
We have a few days' respite before we have to pay them.
...eventide was their favorite time for enjoying a quiet respite in the backyard...
...went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world...
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