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relieved

/ɹɪˈliːvd/

relieved adjective: experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort. Also the simple past and past participle of relieve.

Adjective

relieved (comparative more relieved, superlative most relieved)

  1. Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
    • She was extremely relieved when the lesson finished.
    • In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved...2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England

Also used as

relieved is also the simple past and past participle of relieve.

relieved meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

relieved in Hindi

alleviated
निश्चिंत niścint

relieved in Tamil

நிம்மதி அளித்தார்

relieved in Marathi

दिलासा मिळाला

relieved in Urdu

راحت دی
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relieved in Telugu
ఉపశమనం కలిగింది, ఉపశమనం కలిగించింది, ఉపశమనం కలిగించారు
relieved in Kannada
ಉಪಶಮನವಾಯಿತು
relieved in Nepali
राहत भयो
relieved in Thai
โล่งอก lôong-òk, โล่งใจ, เบาใจ bao-jai, เบาอก

Examples of relieved in a sentence

  • Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
  • The otorhinolaryngologist performed an Epley maneuver and the patient was relieved of his vertigo.
  • His lighthearted banjo performance was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.

All 40 example sentences with relieved

Forms of relieved

comparativemore relieved
superlativemost relieved

Words formed from relieved

Phrases with relieved

Questions about relieved

What does relieved mean?
Relieved means experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
What is relieved in Hindi?
Relieved in Hindi is निश्चिंत (niścint). See Relieved meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is relieved?
Relieved is an adjective.
How do you pronounce relieved?
Relieved is pronounced /ɹɪˈliːvd/.

Words near relieved in the dictionary

  1. reliest
  2. relieth
  3. relievable
  4. relieve
  5. relieve nature
  6. relieved
  7. relieved nature
  8. relievedly
  9. relievement
  10. relievements
  11. reliever

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Adapted from Wiktionary: relieved (page history and authors); relieved (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relieved (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relieved (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relieved (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relieved (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relieved (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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