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UK
/ɐlˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /əˌɫiviˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /əˌɫiviˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief -
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
How To Use alleviation In A Sentence
- It seems that the elicitation of responses under these conditions is mediated by an alleviation of the effects of negative attentional processing (reflected in distracting worries or negative thoughts).
- He found some alleviation from self-torment in _David Copperfield_, and he determined to borrow a feather from 'the master's' pinion -- in other words, to place an autobiographical novel to his credit. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
- That report contains provisional proposals for the construction of major flood alleviation works within the Edgware Brook and Silk Stream catchments.
- Water and sanitation are critical factors in the alleviation of poverty and hunger. Times, Sunday Times
- Research has shown that zinc may play a role in the alleviation of colds. Times, Sunday Times
- More importantly, they want to show that business and enterprise are the way forward when it comes to poverty alleviation. Times, Sunday Times
- And the case for equality does not rest on the alleviation of poverty alone. Times, Sunday Times
- The best alleviation for overwhelming evils is to endure and bow to necessity .
- That figure reflected concentration on schemes where the properties that benefit are grouped together geographically so that several can benefit from a single scheme of alleviation.
- If on the vehicle has equipped the side security aerocyst , may to attack the cushioning effect, the alleviation hit to the crew member forehead and the shoulder impulse, will thus injure falls lowly.