| NOUN | event | subsidence, remission, remittal | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) |
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| event | subsidence, settling, subsiding | a gradual sinking to a lower level | |
| event | subsidence, cave in | the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it |
| Sounds | sahbsay'dahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease). | |
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| Synonyms | remission, remittal | |
| Narrower | resolution | The subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) |
| Broader | suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
| Spanish | apaciguamiento | |
| Catalan | apavaigament | |
| Verbs | subside | wear off or die down |
| Meaning | A gradual sinking to a lower level. | |
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| Synonyms | settling, subsiding | |
| Broader | sinking | A descent as through liquid / liquid (especially through water) |
| Spanish | bajada, derrunbamiento, subsidencia | |
| Verbs | subside | sink to a lower level or form a depression |
| Meaning | The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it. | |
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| Synonym | cave in | |
| Broader | collapse | A natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in |
| Spanish | derrumbamiento, derrumbe, hundimiento, subsidencia | |
| Catalan | esfondrament, esllavissament | |
| Verbs | subside | sink to a lower level or form a depression |
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