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respite

English

  1. 🔊 a pause from doing something (as work)
    “we took a 10-minute break”
  2. 🔊 a pause for relaxation
    “people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests”
  3. 🔊 the act of reprieving
  4. 🔊 an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  5. 🔊 a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
  6. 🔊 postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

Similar words

recess break time out reprieve suspension reprieve hiatus abatement reprieve rest relief rest period reprieve abeyance afterthought bind block blockage blow break breath breather breathing breathing place