respite
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
Types & categories
- relief hypernym
Related & opposite
- reprieve derivation
Sense 2 verb
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Types & categories
- table hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a pause from doing something (as work)
we took a 10-minute break
Types & categories
- pause hypernym
- spring break hyponym
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Sense 4 noun
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Types & categories
- break hypernym
- defervescence hyponym
- remission hyponym
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Sense 5 noun
a pause for relaxation
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- catch one's breath derivation
- rest derivation
Sense 6 noun
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Types & categories
- mercy hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprieve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | relief |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprieve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprieve |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | table |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjourn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | intermit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pause |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spring break |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | let up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | suspend |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | break |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | defervescence |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | remission |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch one's breath |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rest |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | pause |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | breather |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | respite |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | mercy |