Associations to the word «Alleviation»

Wiktionary

ALLEVIATION, noun. The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation
ALLEVIATION, noun. The act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.