Vocabulary
Respite
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
Urdu meaning
مہلت، وقتی آرام، وقتی سکون،ملتوی کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Respite for the liberal centre: The race to the bottom may be held up by a slightly resuscitated liberal centre.
- At the same time, he will get respite from prosecution for several weeks, which many sceptics say was the cause of this prolonged genocidal military campaign.
- Since the recent Eid holidays, the country has been in the middle of a heatwave, with little respite.
- Overcrowding rooms and a scratchy electricity supply is hardly a recipe for respite.
- Never mind for now the blood, sweat and tears through which this brief moment of respite has been procured.
Synonyms
rest, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, recess, pause, lull
Antonyms
clamor, noise, din, racket
Curator example
“the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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