alteration vs relief

relief vs alteration

alteration and relief both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
relief	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relief is a hyponym of alteration; that is, relief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:

alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
relief: a change for the better

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	relief (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	assistance in time of difficulty
	the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
	sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
	a change for the better
	the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
	(law) redress awarded by a court
	the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
	a pause for relaxation

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