assuagement

noun

as·​suage·​ment ə-ˈswāj-mənt also -ˈswāzh- or -ˈswäzh- 

plural -s

1

a

: the act of assuaging : alleviation, relief

the assuagement of their hunger by a few more mouthfuls than usual

—Glenway Wescott

b

: the quality or state of being assuaged

the founts whereat my soul … may cool assuagement find

—Selwyn Image

2

: something that assuages : alleviative

his social … inadequacies led him to the assuagements of anti-Semitism and a superpatriotism

—Time

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