redress
/rɪˈdrɛs/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈdrɛs/
rɪˈdrɛs
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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rɪ - ˈdrɛs -> redress
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(မတရားမှုကို) တရားသဖြင့် ဖြစ်စေသည်။ (အမှားကို အမှန်ရောက်အောင်) ပြုပြင်ပေးသည်။ (နစ်နာမှုအတွက်) အလျော်ပေးသည်။
redress an injustice/ a grievance ❍ redress the damage done.
/r'dres, 'ri:dres/ n [U] ~ (for/ against sth) (fml) နစ်နာ ကြေး။ အလျော်။ လျော်ကြေး။
seek legal redress for unfair dismissal ❍ In such circumstances, you have no redress.
❏ redress the balance [IDM ] ညီအောင်ပြန်ညှိသည်။
The team has more men than women so we must redress the balance (ie include more women in it).
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restore, level out, equalize, right, rectify, remedy, put right, even out, set right, balance out, adjust, aid, amend, amendment, amends, annul, assistance, atonement, balance, balancing, cancel, change, compensate, compensation, conciliation, correct, correction, counteract, countercheck, cure, damages, dial back, ease, frustrate, help, indemnity, justice, make amends, make reparation, make restitution, make up for, mend, negate, negative, neutralize, offsetting, pay for, pay one's dues, payment, quittance, recalibrate, recompense, rectification, reestablishment, reform, reformation, regulate, rehabilitation, reimbursement, relief, relieve, remission, remodeling, renewal, repair, reparation, reprisal, requital, restitution, retribution, return, revise, revision, reward, reworking, satisfaction, square, turn around, turn over new leaf, turn things around, vengeance, vindicate
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