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English Dictionary: assuagement by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assuagement
n
  1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
    Synonym(s): relief, alleviation, assuagement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assuagement \As*suage"ment\, n. [OF. assouagement, asuagement.]
      Mitigation; abatement.
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