alleviation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
2. (countable, uncountable) the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

Synonyms

relief

mitigation

abatement

easement

palliation

easing

allaying

assuagement

pacification

appeasement

solace

moderation

comfort

cessation

leniency

lessening

consolation

reduction

removal

reprieve

slackening

softening

suppression

stop

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allayment

attenuation

check

diminution

discontinuance

discontinuity

ease

flexibility

lenience

lightening

lightness

looseness

loosening

modification

palliative

peacefulness

quieting

Translations

alivio

soulagement

Linderung

ανακούφιση

alleviamento

alívio

verlichting

Erleichterung

alleujament

alleugeriment

allégement

alleggerimento

تَسْكِين

relief

levamentum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

From alleviate + -ion.