Palliation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌælɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌalɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌalɪˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pˌælɪˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extenuation mitigation

Word Forms

palliate	verb	provide physical relief, as from pain
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Linderung

Linderung der Schwere eines Schmerzes oder einer Krankheit, ohne die Ursache zu beseitigen

🇫🇷French

palliatif

soulager la gravité d'une douleur ou d'une maladie sans en éliminer la cause

🇪🇸Spanish

paliación

aliviar la gravedad de un dolor o una enfermedad sin eliminar la causa

🇮🇹Italian

palliazione

alleviare la gravità di un dolore o di una malattia senza rimuoverne la causa

🇳🇱Dutch

verzachting

de ernst van een pijn of een ziekte verlichten zonder de oorzaak weg te nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

paliativo

aliviar a gravidade de uma dor ou doença sem remover a causa

🇷🇺Russian

паллиативность

облегчение тяжести боли или заболевания без устранения причины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपशमन

कारण को दूर किए बिना किसी दर्द या बीमारी की गंभीरता को कम करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপশম

কারণ অপসারণ ছাড়াই ব্যথা বা রোগের তীব্রতা কমানো

🇮🇳Tamil

நோய்த்தடுப்பு

காரணத்தை அகற்றாமல் வலி அல்லது நோயின் தீவிரத்தை எளிதாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపశమనము

కారణాన్ని తొలగించకుండా నొప్పి లేదా వ్యాధి యొక్క తీవ్రతను తగ్గించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उपशमन

कारण काढून टाकल्याशिवाय वेदना किंवा रोगाची तीव्रता कमी करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવારણ

કારણને દૂર કર્યા વિના પીડા અથવા રોગની તીવ્રતાને હળવી કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಶಮನ

ಕಾರಣವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕದೆಯೇ ನೋವು ಅಥವಾ ರೋಗದ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಸರಾಗಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശമനം

കാരണം നീക്കം ചെയ്യാതെ വേദനയുടെയോ രോഗത്തിൻ്റെയോ തീവ്രത ലഘൂകരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਚਾਰ

ਕਾਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਦਰਦ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਘੱਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسکین

وجہ کو ہٹائے بغیر درد یا بیماری کی شدت کو کم کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓和

在不消除病因的情况下减轻疼痛或疾病的严重程度

🇯🇵Japanese

緩和

原因を取り除くことなく痛みや病気の重症度を軽減すること

🇰🇷Korean

일시적 완화

원인을 제거하지 않고 통증이나 질병의 심각성을 완화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xoa dịu

giảm bớt mức độ nghiêm trọng của cơn đau hoặc bệnh tật mà không loại bỏ nguyên nhân

🇹🇭Thai

การประคับประคอง

บรรเทาความรุนแรงของความเจ็บปวดหรือโรคโดยไม่ต้องขจัดสาเหตุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

peringanan

meringankan keparahan rasa sakit atau penyakit tanpa menghilangkan penyebabnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخفيف

تخفيف شدة الألم أو المرض دون إزالة السبب

🇮🇷Persian

تسکین

کاهش شدت درد یا بیماری بدون از بین بردن علت

🇹🇷Turkish

hafifletme

Sebebi ortadan kaldırmadan bir ağrının veya hastalığın şiddetini hafifletmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲקָלָה

הקלה על חומרת הכאב או המחלה מבלי להסיר את הסיבה

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The primary meaning of 'palliation' is 'easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause'.

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

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

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

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