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单词 alleviation
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alleviation

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al·le·vi·ate

A0210100 (ə-lē′vē-āt′)tr.v. al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing, al·le·vi·ates 1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve.2. To lessen or reduce: alleviate unemployment.
[Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin alleviāre, alleviāt-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.]
al·le′vi·a′tion n.al·le′vi·a′tor n.
Thesaurus
Noun1.alleviation - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reducedalleviation - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"assuagement, reliefcomfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
2.alleviation - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)alleviation - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"easement, easing, reliefreduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing somethingspasmolysis - the relaxation or relief of muscle spasmsdetente - the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)palliation - easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the causeliberalisation, liberalization, relaxation - the act of making less strictdecompressing, decompression - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

alleviation

noun easing, relief, reduction, dulling, lessening, lightening, quelling, moderation, slackening, quenching, mitigation, diminution, slaking, palliation They focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery.

alleviation

nounFreedom, especially from pain:assuagement, ease, mitigation, palliation, relief.
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alleviate

(əˈliːvieit) verb to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc). The drugs will alleviate the pain. 減輕(痛苦等) 减轻(痛苦等) alˌleviˈation noun 減輕 减轻
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alleviation

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  • noun

Synonyms for alleviation

noun easing

Synonyms

  • easing
  • relief
  • reduction
  • dulling
  • lessening
  • lightening
  • quelling
  • moderation
  • slackening
  • quenching
  • mitigation
  • diminution
  • slaking
  • palliation

Synonyms for alleviation

noun freedom, especially from pain

Synonyms

  • assuagement
  • ease
  • mitigation
  • palliation
  • relief

Synonyms for alleviation

noun the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

Synonyms

  • assuagement
  • relief

Related Words

  • comfort

noun the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

Synonyms

  • easement
  • easing
  • relief

Related Words

  • reduction
  • step-down
  • diminution
  • decrease
  • spasmolysis
  • detente
  • palliation
  • liberalisation
  • liberalization
  • relaxation
  • decompressing
  • decompression
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