resort
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4.9
- noun
- /rɪˈzɔrt/
- I have kept a zero casualty rate for five years... because this kind of action is a last resort.
- as a last resort
- resort to violence
- the only resort
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- Even the word divorce is such a big, it's brings so much shame, like it's the last, last resort.
- I've, I've never at any point in my entire career suggested violence as a resort to political, political issues.
- But ultimately, I think this final popular resort of people being able to throw the bums out will once again be a corrective.
Examples
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Historically, insulin has been seen as the last resort when all other treatments have failed.
Academic text (2011) -
This is a last resort though, right?
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We're the people who, in the last resort, say yes or no.
Fiction book (1992) -
A letter is their last resort.
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Calling the vet is a last resort for me.
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It was my last resort, my last hope.
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"I feel that sending Jilly away should be a last resort," he told me.
Fiction book (1990) -
I come to you as a last resort, and I confess my patience is wearing thin.
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It is my sincerest hope that this will be our last resort.
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In a crisis, asking for help from a friend should be your first resort, not your last.
Synonyms
75
3.5
A final thing you try when all other options have failed
52
6.9
Turning to someone or something for help in a difficult situation
Antonyms
441
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Resort in this sense comes from the same parts re- 'again' and sortir 'to go out', giving the idea of 'going back to', so a resort can mean an action you 'turn to' as a 'last option'.