"sigh of relief" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sigh of relief.ogg [Australia] Forms: sighs of relief [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|sighs of relief}} sigh of relief (plural sighs of relief)
  1. A release of stress through breathing motions. Derived forms: breathe a sigh of relief Translations (a release of stress): helpotuksen huokaus (Finnish), soupir de soulagement [masculine] (French), sospiro di sollievo [masculine] (Italian), вздох облегче́ния (vzdox oblexčénija) [masculine] (Russian), suspiro de alivio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sigh_of_relief-en-noun-rVWRWiKn Disambiguation of 'a release of stress': 76 24
  2. (idiomatic) A reassurance or support, something that reduces stress from an arduous activity. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sigh_of_relief-en-noun-y1WDekxp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Inflected forms

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