ALLEVIATION

easing, easement, alleviation, relief

(noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); “he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”

relief, alleviation, assuagement

(noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; “as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

alleviation (countable and uncountable, plural alleviations)

the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation

the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

Source: Wiktionary


Al*le`vi*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. alleviatio.]

1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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