noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation. countable, uncountable

   "The only light is from a high barred window, and it is not so much light as an alleviation of the murk."

2. 2
   the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) wordnet
3. 3
   the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abatementappeasementeasingreliefreliefabridgment

Example

More examples

"The alleviation of poverty is an issue which confronts governments around the world."

Etymology

From alleviate + -ion.

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