- nounrespite (noun)
- a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant:"the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering" · "a brief respite from a dire food shortage"
- a short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried out.
verbrespite (verb) · respites (third person present) · respited (past tense) · respited (past participle) · respiting (present participle)- rarepostpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.):"the execution was only respited a few months"
- archaicgrant a delay or extension of time to; reprieve from death or execution:"some poor criminal … from the gibbet or the wheel, respited for a day"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French respit, from Latin respectus ‘refuge, consideration’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant:
- a short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried out.
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Respite definition, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.www.dictionary.com/browse/respiterespite noun formal uk / ˈres.paɪt / us / ˈres.pət / Add to word list [ U ] a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant: We worked for hours without respite.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/respiteRespite is first known to have been used at the turn of the 14th century to refer to a delay or extension asked for or granted for a specific reason—to give someone time to deliberate on a proposal, for example. Such a respite offered an opportunity for the kind of consideration inherent in the word's etymology.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respite
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