English > alleviation: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance). |
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| Synonyms | easing, easement, relief |
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| Narrower | decompression, decompressing | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
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| detente | The easing of tensions or strained relations / relations (especially between nations) |
| liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation | The act of making less strict / strict |
| palliation | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause |
| spasmolysis | The relaxation or relief of muscle spasms |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
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| Spanish | alivio, aplacamiento, atenuación, mitigación |
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| Catalan | alleugeriment, alleujament, atenuació, mitigació |
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| Verbs | alleviate | provide physical relief, as from pain |
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