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 old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest)
Synonyms restrest- break
- respite
- time out
- breathing space
- rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity:
- We stopped for a well-earned rest.
- break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat:
- Let’s take a break.
- respite a short break from something difficult or unpleasant:
- The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
- time out (especially North American English, informal) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies:
- Take time out to relax by the pool.
- breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort:
- 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’.