alleviation

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alleviation

  • /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun alleviations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation. The only light is from a high barred window, and it is not so much light as an alleviation of the murk.
  2. countable, uncountable the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

    Similar: relief, solace, alleviation, comfort, consolation, ease, mercy, liss, release, respite

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noun alleviation

Españolaliviamiento
日本語軽減 keigen, 緩和 kanwa
中文減輕 /减轻 jiǎnqīng, 緩和 /缓和 huǎnhé
Portuguêsalívio
Françaisallégement, soulagement
DeutschErleichterung, Linderung, Milderung
Русскийоблегче́ние oblexčénije, смягче́ние smjaxčénije
العربيةتَخْفِيف taḵfīf, تَسْكِين taskīn

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@misc{alleviation_2026,
  title = {alleviation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alleviation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}