alleviation 音标拼音: [əl
, ivi'eʃən]
n . 减轻,缓和,镇痛物
减轻,缓和,镇痛物
alleviation n 1 :
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced ; "
as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief " [
synonym : {
relief }, {
alleviation }, {
assuagement }]
2 :
the act of reducing something unpleasant (
as pain or annoyance ); "
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain " [
synonym : {
easing }, {
easement }, {
alleviation }, {
relief }]
Alleviation \
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n . [
LL .
alleviatio .]
1 .
The act of alleviating ;
a lightening of weight or severity ;
mitigation ;
relief .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which mitigates ,
or makes more tolerable .
[
1913 Webster ]
I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply . --
Johnson .
[
1913 Webster ]
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "
alleviation ":
abatement ,
abridgment ,
allayment ,
analgesia ,
anesthesia ,
anesthetizing ,
appeasement ,
assuagement ,
attenuation ,
blunting ,
calming ,
contraction ,
dampening ,
damping ,
deadening ,
decrease ,
decrement ,
decrescence ,
deduction ,
deflation ,
demulsion ,
depreciation ,
depression ,
diminishment ,
diminution ,
disburdening ,
disencumberment ,
dulcification ,
dulling ,
dying ,
dying off ,
ease ,
easement ,
easing ,
extenuation ,
fade -
out ,
falling -
off ,
hushing ,
languishment ,
leniency ,
lessening ,
letdown ,
letup ,
lightening ,
loosening ,
lowering ,
lulling ,
miniaturization ,
mitigation ,
modulation ,
mollification ,
numbing ,
pacification ,
palliation ,
quietening ,
quieting ,
reduction ,
relaxation ,
relief ,
remedy ,
remission ,
sagging ,
salving ,
scaling down ,
simplicity ,
slackening ,
softening ,
soothing ,
subduement ,
subtraction ,
tempering ,
tranquilization ,
unballasting ,
unburdening ,
unfreighting ,
unlading ,
unloading ,
unsaddling ,
untaxing ,
weakening
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