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Vinony

alleviation

noun

  1. act or process of making something (pain or problem) less severe
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/

noun

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.

  1. 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.”

  2. the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement