relief vs assistance

assistance vs relief

relief and assistance both are nouns.

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

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

relief: assistance in time of difficulty
assistance: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Other hypernyms of relief include aid, assist, help.

relief (noun)	assistance (noun)
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)	a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
assistance in time of difficulty	gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
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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