Definitions for alleviation
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
Wiktionary
alleviation(Noun)
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation
alleviation(Noun)
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
Webster Dictionary
Alleviation(noun)
the act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief
Alleviation(noun)
that which mitigates, or makes more tolerable
Translations for alleviation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verminderingAfrikaans
- تَخْفيف، تَسْكِينArabic
- облекчениеBulgarian
- alívioPortuguese (BR)
- zmírnění, úlevaCzech
- die ErleichterungGerman
- lindring; lettelseDanish
- ανακούφισηGreek
- alivioSpanish
- leevendusEstonian
- تسکین؛ کاهشFarsi
- lievennysFinnish
- soulagementFrench
- הָקָלָהHebrew
- आराम, कमीHindi
- olakšatiCroatian
- csillapítás, enyhítésHungarian
- peredaanIndonesian
- léttir, linunIcelandic
- alleviamento, sollievoItalian
- 緩和Japanese
- 완화Korean
- numalšinimas, palengvinimasLithuanian
- remdēšana; atvieglošana; atvieglojumsLatvian
- kelegaanMalay
- verlichtingDutch
- lindringNorwegian
- ulgaPolish
- تسکین؛ کاهشPersian
- تسکین، لږونهPashto
- alívioPortuguese
- alinareRomanian
- облегчениеRussian
- úľavaSlovak
- (o)lajšanjeSlovenian
- ublaživanjeSerbian
- lättnad, lindringSwedish
- การบรรเทาThai
- hafifleme, dinmeTurkish
- 減輕Chinese (Trad.)
- полегшенняUkrainian
- تخفیف ، کمیUrdu
- sự làm dịuVietnamese
- 减轻Chinese (Simp.)
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