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... reliefeasingmitigationabatementameliorationpalliation ↔ Opposites aggravationintensificationworsening Word family Related forms alleviatealleviatoralleviative Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown