respite
noun/ˈrespaɪt/
/ˈrespɪt/
[singular, uncountable]- 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.
- respite care (= temporary care arranged for somebody who is old, ill, etc. so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest)
Synonyms restrestbreak ▪ respite ▪ time out ▪ breathing spaceThese are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity:- We stopped for a well-earned rest.
- Let’s take a break.
- The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
- Take time out to relax by the pool.
- This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.
- (a) rest/break/respite/time out from something
- to have/take (a) rest/break/time out
- to give somebody (a) rest/break/respite/breathing space
Extra Examples- The storm continued for two hours without respite.
- The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain.
- They had no respite from the demands of their children.
- a brief respite from the ringing of the phone
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- momentary
- …
- enjoy
- have
- bring (somebody)
- …
- care
- without respite
- respite from
- a period of respite
- a short delay allowed before something difficult or unpleasant must be done synonym reprieve
- His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French respit, from Latin respectus ‘refuge, consideration’.
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