diminution vs palliation

palliation vs diminution

diminution and palliation both are nouns.

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

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

diminution: the act of decreasing or reducing something
palliation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

Other hyponyms of diminution include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, alleviation, 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)	palliation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)	to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
change toward something smaller or lower

Difference between diminution and palliation

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