Mitigation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɪɾɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɪtɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɪtɪɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɪɾɪɡˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the object being control or moderation of economic depressions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moderation extenuation palliation

Parts of Speech

noun	to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
noun	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
noun	the action of lessening in severity or intensity “the object being control or moderation of economic depressions”

Word Forms

extenuate	verb	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate	verb	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
palliate	verb	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
moderate	verb	make less severe or harsh

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Milderung

so handeln, dass eine Straftat weniger schwerwiegend erscheint

🇫🇷French

atténuation

agir de manière à faire paraître une infraction moins grave

🇪🇸Spanish

mitigación

Actuar de tal manera que un delito parezca menos grave.

🇮🇹Italian

mitigazione

agire in modo tale da far sembrare meno grave un reato

🇳🇱Dutch

verzachting

zodanig handelen dat een overtreding minder ernstig lijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

mitigação

agir de forma a fazer com que uma ofensa pareça menos grave

🇷🇺Russian

смягчение последствий

действовать таким образом, чтобы правонарушение казалось менее серьезным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शमन

इस तरह से कार्य करना जिससे अपराध कम गंभीर प्रतीत हो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশমন

এমনভাবে কাজ করা যাতে অপরাধ কম গুরুতর বলে মনে হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தணிப்பு

குறைவான தீவிரமானதாகத் தோன்றும் ஒரு குற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் வகையில் செயல்பட வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించడం

తక్కువ తీవ్రమైనదిగా అనిపించేలా నేరం కలిగించే విధంగా వ్యవహరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

शमन

गुन्हा कमी गंभीर वाटेल अशा प्रकारे वागणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શમન

ગુનો ઓછો ગંભીર લાગે તેવી રીતે કાર્ય કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಗ್ಗಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಅಪರಾಧವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ತೋರುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഘൂകരണം

ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യം ഗൗരവം കുറഞ്ഞതായി തോന്നുന്ന തരത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਉਣਾ

ਅਜਿਹੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਘੱਟ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਜਾਪਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخفیف

اس طرح کام کرنا کہ کوئی جرم کم سنگین معلوم ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减轻

采取某种方式使罪行看起来不那么严重

🇯🇵Japanese

緩和

犯罪がそれほど深刻ではないように見えるような方法で行動すること

🇰🇷Korean

완화

범죄가 덜 심각해 보이도록 행동하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm nhẹ

hành động theo cách khiến cho hành vi phạm tội có vẻ ít nghiêm trọng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การบรรเทาผลกระทบ

กระทำการในลักษณะที่ทำให้ความผิดดูร้ายแรงน้อยลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mitigasi

untuk bertindak sedemikian rupa sehingga menyebabkan pelanggaran tampak kurang serius

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapagaan

kumilos sa paraang magdulot ng pagkakasala na tila hindi gaanong seryoso

🇲🇾Malay

mitigasi

untuk bertindak sedemikian rupa sehingga menyebabkan kesalahan kelihatan kurang serius

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخفيف

التصرف بطريقة تجعل الجريمة تبدو أقل خطورة

🇮🇷Persian

کاهش

به گونه ای عمل کنند که باعث شود جرم کمتر جدی به نظر برسد

🇹🇷Turkish

hafifletme

bir suçun daha az ciddi görünmesine neden olacak şekilde davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲקָלָה

לפעול באופן שיגרום לעבירה להיראות פחות חמורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mitigation'?

The primary meaning of 'mitigation' is 'to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious'.

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Using 'mitigation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mitigation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mitigation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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