alleviation
/əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/
alleviation noun: the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
Noun
alleviation (countable and uncountable, plural alleviations)
- The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
- The only light is from a high barred window, and it is not so much light as an alleviation of the murk.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 660
- the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
alleviation meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
alleviation in Tamil
- மட்டுப்பாடு, துயர்தணிப்பு, தணிவு, சுளுவு, இலகு
alleviation in Urdu
- آرام, تسکین
alleviation in Arabic
- alleviation
- تَخْفِيف taḵfīf, تَسْكِين taskīn
Synonyms of alleviation
Forms of alleviation
| plural | alleviations |
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Origin of alleviation
From alleviate + -ion.
Words that rhyme with alleviation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about alleviation
- What does alleviation mean?
- Alleviation means the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
- What is alleviation in Tamil?
- Alleviation in Tamil is மட்டுப்பாடு, துயர்தணிப்பு, தணிவு. See Alleviation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alleviation?
- Alleviation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alleviation?
- Alleviation is pronounced /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of alleviation?
- The plural of alleviation is alleviations.
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