alleviation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: alleviation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for alleviation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alleviation n 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 the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" Synonym(s): easing, easement, alleviation, relief
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alleviation \Alle`via"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.] 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.