noun [sing.,U]
1 ~ (from sth) a short break or escape from sth 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)
2 a short delay allowed before sth difficult or unpleasant must be done:
His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for respite is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does respite appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — respite appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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