Alleviation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹjuːə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒtʃ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹjuːə/.

Examples

as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

relief easing assuagement easement

Parts of Speech

noun	the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced “as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief”
noun	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) “he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”

Word Forms

alleviate	verb	provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage	verb	provide physical relief, as from pain
ease	verb	lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Linderung

das Gefühl, das entsteht, wenn etwas Belastendes entfernt oder reduziert wird

🇫🇷French

allégement

le sentiment qui survient lorsque quelque chose de pesant est supprimé ou réduit

🇪🇸Spanish

alivio

La sensación que surge cuando algo pesado se elimina o reduce.

🇮🇹Italian

alleviamento

la sensazione che si prova quando qualcosa di gravoso viene rimosso o ridotto

🇳🇱Dutch

verlichting

het gevoel dat ontstaat als iets belastends wordt verwijderd of verminderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

alívio

a sensação que surge quando algo pesado é removido ou reduzido

🇷🇺Russian

облегчение

чувство, которое возникает, когда что-то обременительное убирается или уменьшается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपशमन

वह अनुभूति जो तब होती है जब कोई बोझिल चीज़ हटा दी जाती है या कम कर दी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

উপশম

অনুভূতি যা আসে যখন বোঝা কিছু সরানো বা হ্রাস করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தணிப்பு

பாரமான ஒன்று அகற்றப்படும்போது அல்லது குறைக்கப்படும்போது வரும் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపశమనము

ఏదైనా భారం తొలగించబడినప్పుడు లేదా తగ్గించబడినప్పుడు వచ్చే అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

उपशमन

जेव्हा काहीतरी ओझे काढून टाकले किंवा कमी केले जाते तेव्हा जाणवणारी भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવારણ

લાગણી કે જ્યારે કંઈક બોજારૂપ દૂર કરવામાં આવે અથવા ઘટાડવામાં આવે ત્યારે આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಶಮನ

ಭಾರವಾದದ್ದನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿದಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾದಾಗ ಬರುವ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഘൂകരണം

ഭാരമുള്ള എന്തെങ്കിലും നീക്കം ചെയ്യുമ്പോഴോ കുറയ്ക്കുമ്പോഴോ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਤਮਾ

ਉਹ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜੋ ਉਦੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਕੁਝ ਬੋਝ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਇਆ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاتمے

وہ احساس جو اس وقت آتا ہے جب کوئی بوجھل چیز ہٹا دی جاتی ہے یا کم ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓解

当一些负担被移除或减少时出现的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

軽減

何か負担になるものが取り除かれたり、軽減されたりしたときに生じる感情

🇰🇷Korean

경감

부담스러운 일이 제거되거나 줄어들 때 오는 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giảm nhẹ

cảm giác xuất hiện khi một cái gì đó nặng nề được loại bỏ hoặc giảm bớt

🇹🇭Thai

การบรรเทา

ความรู้สึกที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อบางสิ่งที่เป็นภาระถูกกำจัดหรือลดลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengurangan

perasaan yang muncul ketika sesuatu yang memberatkan dihilangkan atau dikurangi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapagaan

ang pakiramdam na dumarating kapag ang isang bagay na nagpapabigat ay tinanggal o nabawasan

🇲🇾Malay

pengurangan

perasaan yang datang apabila sesuatu yang membebankan dibuang atau dikurangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخفيف

الشعور الذي يأتي عندما تتم إزالة أو تقليل شيء مرهق

🇮🇷Persian

تخفیف

احساسی که هنگام برداشتن یا کاهش چیزی سنگین ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hafifletme

külfetli bir şey kaldırıldığında veya azaltıldığında ortaya çıkan duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲקָלָה

התחושה שמגיעה כשמשהו מכביד מוסר או מופחת

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