alleviation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/
Etymology
Etymology tree English alleviate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English alleviation From alleviate + -ion.
Meanings
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(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.
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 660:
- (countable, uncountable) the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alleviations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
consolation · alleviation · liss · solace · solace · ease · relief · comfort · release · relief · respite
Translations (20)
fr allégement (alleviation) · ar تَخْفِيف (alleviation) · pt alívio (alleviation) · cu льгꙑни (alleviation) · ru смягче́ние (alleviation) · ar تَسْكِين (alleviation) · ja 軽減 (alleviation) · ru облегче́ние (alleviation) · fr soulagement (alleviation) · es aliviamiento (alleviation) · uk поле́гшення (alleviation) · de Milderung (alleviation) · ga maolú (alleviation) · la levamentum (alleviation) · cmn 減輕 /减轻 (alleviation) · de Erleichterung (alleviation) · ja 緩和 (alleviation) · cmn 緩和 /缓和 (alleviation) · de Linderung (alleviation) · sv lättnad (alleviation)