mitigation

Meanings

Plural: mitigations

Noun

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mitigatio.

Synonyms

extenuation, moderation, palliation

Scrabble Score: 13

mitigation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mitigation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mitigation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

mitigation is a valid Words With Friends word