Thesaurus: alleviation

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1. n. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
2. n. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
3. n. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
4. n. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
5. 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief. 2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson.
6. n:100 n the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced n the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)