alleviation

alleviation

noun

Definition of ALLEVIATION

reduction of or freedom from pain <hoping a couple of aspirin would provide some alleviation of the pain in his shoulder>

Synonyms alleviation, comfort, release, relief

Related Words appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification; calming, salving, soothing

Near Antonyms discomfort, unrest; agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture; ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge