Definition of alleviation in English:
alleviation
noun əliːvɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nəˌliviˈeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
peace, security, and the alleviation of poverty were high on the agenda
Example sentencesExamples
- Preliminary trials showed that patients with asthma show some alleviation of symptoms after exposure to these bacteria.
- By 1996, more than 6,000 advisors had been trained in basic trauma alleviation methods.
- We are an international agency concerned with the alleviation of human suffering.
- There is some evidence of community participation in flood management and alleviation.
- This is a precious gateway into the alleviation of suffering, which I believe to be our principal task on this earth.
- Alleviation of tensions requires restraint on the part of many parties.
- For some, alleviation of the drug abuse problem will serve to reduce related criminal behavior.
- They had high hopes that the assembled powers would agree to an alleviation of the imposed restrictions.
- He discusses scientific investigations of the claim that prayer can bring about alleviation of pain and faster recovery times.
- A tremendous good coming from biotechnology will be the alleviation of human misery through progress in medicine.
Definition of alleviation in US English:
alleviation
nounəˌlēvēˈāSH(ə)nəˌliviˈeɪʃ(ə)n
The action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
peace, security, and the alleviation of poverty were high on the agenda
Example sentencesExamples
- Alleviation of tensions requires restraint on the part of many parties.
- Preliminary trials showed that patients with asthma show some alleviation of symptoms after exposure to these bacteria.
- For some, alleviation of the drug abuse problem will serve to reduce related criminal behavior.
- We are an international agency concerned with the alleviation of human suffering.
- He discusses scientific investigations of the claim that prayer can bring about alleviation of pain and faster recovery times.
- A tremendous good coming from biotechnology will be the alleviation of human misery through progress in medicine.
- They had high hopes that the assembled powers would agree to an alleviation of the imposed restrictions.
- This is a precious gateway into the alleviation of suffering, which I believe to be our principal task on this earth.
- By 1996, more than 6,000 advisors had been trained in basic trauma alleviation methods.
- There is some evidence of community participation in flood management and alleviation.