Reprieve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpɹˈiːv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpɹˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpɹˈiːv/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpɹˈiːv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hiatus suspension abatement respite

Parts of Speech

noun	a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
noun	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
noun	a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
noun	the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
verb	postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
verb	relieve temporarily

Word Forms

reprieve	verb	relieve temporarily
suspend	verb	stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
abate	verb	become less in amount or intensity
respite	verb	postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
reprieve	noun	the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
respite	noun	the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Begnadigung

eine (vorübergehende) Linderung von Schaden oder Unbehagen

🇫🇷French

sursis

un soulagement (temporaire) d'un préjudice ou d'un inconfort

🇪🇸Spanish

indulto

un alivio (temporal) de un daño o malestar

🇮🇹Italian

tregua

un sollievo (temporaneo) da un danno o da un disagio

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstel

een (tijdelijke) verlichting van schade of ongemak

🇵🇹Portuguese

prorrogar

um alívio (temporário) de dano ou desconforto

🇷🇺Russian

отсрочка

(временное) облегчение вреда или дискомфорта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दण्डविराम

हानि या असुविधा से (अस्थायी) राहत

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরাময়

ক্ষতি বা অস্বস্তি থেকে একটি (অস্থায়ী) উপশম

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்கு

தீங்கு அல்லது அசௌகரியத்தில் இருந்து ஒரு (தற்காலிக) நிவாரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపశమనము

హాని లేదా అసౌకర్యం నుండి (తాత్కాలిక) ఉపశమనం

🇮🇳Marathi

सावरणे

हानी किंवा अस्वस्थतेपासून (तात्पुरती) आराम

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાહત

નુકસાન અથવા અગવડતામાંથી (અસ્થાયી) રાહત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಪಡೆಯಲು

ಹಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದ (ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ) ಪರಿಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

ഒരു (താൽക്കാലിക) ഉപദ്രവത്തിൽ നിന്നോ അസ്വസ്ഥതയിൽ നിന്നോ ഉള്ള ആശ്വാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਅਰਾਮੀ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ (ਅਸਥਾਈ) ਰਾਹਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بحالی

نقصان یا تکلیف سے (عارضی) راحت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓刑

（暂时）缓解伤害或不适

🇯🇵Japanese

猶予する

危害や不快感からの（一時的な）軽減

🇰🇷Korean

집행 유예

해로움이나 불편함으로부터의 (일시적인) 구제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ân xá

sự giảm bớt (tạm thời) khỏi tác hại hoặc sự khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

บรรเทาโทษ

การบรรเทา (ชั่วคราว) จากอันตรายหรือความรู้สึกไม่สบาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penangguhan hukuman

bantuan (sementara) dari bahaya atau ketidaknyamanan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbawi

isang (pansamantalang) kaluwagan mula sa pinsala o kakulangan sa ginhawa

🇲🇾Malay

penangguhan

pelepasan (sementara) daripada bahaya atau ketidakselesaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إرجاء

راحة (مؤقتة) من الأذى أو الانزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

مهلت دادن

تسکین (موقت) آسیب یا ناراحتی

🇹🇷Turkish

ertelemek

zarar veya rahatsızlıktan (geçici) bir rahatlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַרכָּה

הקלה (זמנית) מנזק או אי נוחות

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The primary meaning of 'reprieve' is 'a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort'.

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