Amelioration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪsθənˈiːəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐmˌiːliəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐmˌiːliəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪsθənˈiːəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

betterment melioration

Word Forms

ameliorate	verb	to make better
meliorate	verb	to make better
better	verb	to make better

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbesserung

der Akt der Linderung von Krankheiten und der Veränderung zum Besseren

🇫🇷French

amélioration

l'acte de soulager les maux et de changer pour le mieux

🇪🇸Spanish

mejora

el acto de aliviar los males y cambiar para mejor

🇮🇹Italian

miglioramento

l’atto di alleviare i mali e cambiare in meglio

🇳🇱Dutch

verbetering

de daad van het verlichten van kwalen en het veranderen ten goede

🇵🇹Portuguese

melhoria

o ato de aliviar doenças e mudar para melhor

🇷🇺Russian

улучшение

избавление от болезней и изменение к лучшему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुधार

बुराइयों से छुटकारा पाने और बेहतरी के लिए बदलाव का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্নতি

অসুস্থতা উপশম এবং ভাল জন্য পরিবর্তনের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மேம்படுத்தல்

நோய்களை நீக்கி சிறப்பாக மாற்றும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుగుదల

అనారోగ్యాలను తగ్గించడం మరియు మంచిగా మార్చడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुधारणा

आजारांपासून मुक्त होण्याची आणि चांगल्यासाठी बदलण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુધારણા

બીમારીઓ દૂર કરવાની અને વધુ સારા માટે બદલવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಣೆ

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തൽ

രോഗങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം നേടുന്നതിനും മികച്ചതായി മാറുന്നതിനുമുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਧਾਰ

ਬਿਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਲਈ ਬਦਲਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہتری

بیماریوں کو دور کرنے اور بہتر کے لیے تبدیل کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改善

消除疾病、改善现状的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

改善

病気を軽減し、より良い方向に変化させる行為

🇰🇷Korean

개량

질병을 완화하고 더 나은 방향으로 변화시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cải thiện

hành động làm giảm bệnh tật và thay đổi để tốt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การเยียวยา

การบรรเทาความเจ็บป่วยและการเปลี่ยนแปลงให้ดีขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbaikan

tindakan menghilangkan penyakit dan berubah menjadi lebih baik

🇲🇾Malay

pemulihan

tindakan menghilangkan penyakit dan berubah menjadi lebih baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحسين

فعل تخفيف العلل والتغيير نحو الأفضل

🇮🇷Persian

بهبود

عمل تسکین بیماری ها و تغییر برای بهتر شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileştirme

hastalıkları hafifletme ve daha iyiye doğru değişme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשׁבָּחָה

פעולת ההקלה על מחלות ושינוי לטובה

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