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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley