alleviation

Meanings

Plural: alleviations

Noun

• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
• The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
• the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

Synonyms

alleviation, assuagement, comfort, consolation, ease, easement, easing, liss, release, relief, respite, solace