Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alleviation | Yes | No | No | No |
palliation | Yes | No | No | No |
alleviation (noun) | palliation (noun) |
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the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause |
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |