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relaxation vs alleviation

alleviation vs relaxation

relaxation and alleviation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
relaxation Yes No No No
alleviation Yes No No No
As nouns, alleviation is a hypernym of relaxation; that is, alleviation is a word with a broader meaning than relaxation:
  • relaxation: the act of making less strict
  • alleviation: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
Other hypernyms of relaxation include easement, easing, relief.
relaxation (noun) alleviation (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
the act of making less strict the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
Difference between relaxation and alleviation

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