words associated with alleviation
Synonyms of alleviation
comfort: : to give strength and hope to : cheer comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded
ease: : the state of being comfortable: such as
release: : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude release hostages release pent-up emotions release the brakes
relief: : a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate
Words Related to alleviation
appeasement: : the act or action of appeasing someone or something … one tribe may go in for the appeasement of local ghosts … —W. D. Howells especially : a policy of appeasing an enemy or potential aggressor by making concessions Although appeasement may work in individual cases, terrorist groups with global ambitions cannot be appeased by territorial concessions. —Walter Laqueur
assuagement: : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease unable to assuage their grief
decrease: : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) Yearly sales decreased by five percent. His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding … —Charles Dickens
diminishment: : to make less or cause to appear less diminish an army’s strength His role in the company was diminished .
mitigation: : the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging mitigation of suffering mitigation of punishment There was, in sum, a period during the Cold War … when a mitigation of the Cold War, including a renegotiation of some of its most troublesome tensions, was possible or even probable. —John Lukacs
moderation: : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits a moderate drinker
mollification: : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease mollified the staff with a raise
calming: : a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water a sailing ship motionless in the calm
salving: : an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores
soothing: : tending to soothe
Near Antonyms of alleviation
discomfort: : dismay sense 1
unrest: : a disturbed or uneasy state : turmoil
agony: : intense pain of mind or body : anguish , torture the agony of rejection the agony of defeat
anguish: : extreme pain, distress, or anxiety cries of anguish mental anguish
misery: : a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction War brought misery to thousands of refugees.
suffering: : the state or experience of one that suffers
torment: : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony
torture: : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
ache: : to suffer a usually dull persistent pain an aching back
pain: : punishment the pains and penalties of crime
pang: : a brief piercing spasm of pain the pangs of childbirth
prick: : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
smart: : making one smart : causing a sharp stinging
sting: : to prick painfully: such as
stitch: : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
throe: : pang , spasm death throes throes of childbirth
tingle: : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
twinge: : a sudden sharp stab of pain
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