relief vs alteration

alteration vs relief

relief and alteration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of relief; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than relief:

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

Other hypernyms of relief include change, modification.

relief (noun)	alteration (noun)
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
assistance in time of difficulty	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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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