diminution vs alleviation

alleviation vs diminution

diminution and alleviation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminution	Yes	No	No	No
alleviation	Yes	No	No	No

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

diminution: the act of decreasing or reducing something
alleviation: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

Other hyponyms of diminution include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

diminution (noun)	alleviation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)	the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
change toward something smaller or lower

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