alleviation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˌliviˈeɪʃən/ UK /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of making suffering or a problem less severe

The medicine brought welcome alleviation of his pain.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making suffering... relief easing mitigation abatement amelioration palliation

Opposites

aggravation intensification worsening

Word family

Related forms alleviatealleviatoralleviative

Etymology

From Late Latin alleviātiō, from alleviāre ('to lighten'), from ad- ('to') + levāre ('to raise, lighten'), from levis ('light').

alleviāre Latin levis Latin *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# alleviation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˌliviˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of making suffering or a problem less severe

## Examples
- The medicine brought welcome alleviation of his pain.

## Synonyms
- relief
- easing
- mitigation
- abatement
- amelioration
- palliation

## Antonyms
- aggravation
- intensification
- worsening

## Related Forms
- alleviate
- alleviator
- alleviative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: alleviāre
- Root: levis
- Root: *h₁lengʷʰ-

## Etymology
From Late Latin alleviātiō, from alleviāre ('to lighten'), from ad- ('to') + levāre ('to raise, lighten'), from levis ('light').

## AI Etymology
Alleviation is from Late Latin alleviātiō, from alleviāre ('to lighten'), from ad- ('to') + levāre ('to raise, lighten'), from levis ('light'). In present-day use, it means the act of making suffering or a problem less severe. Related vocabulary includes alleviate, alleviator, and alleviative.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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