relief

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɹɪˈliːf/ See IPA manual

Freq #3438

Meanings

1

noun
The good feeling you get when worry, pain, or trouble ends or eases.

When I heard the news, I was suddenly flooded with relief.
2

noun
The reducing or removing of pain, stress, or discomfort.

This medicine gives quick relief from headaches.
3

noun
Help, such as food or money, given to people in need.

The charity sent relief to the flood victims.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the good feeling you get... ease

2 noun · the reducing or removing of... alleviation comfort easing

3 noun · help, such as food or... succour ministration

Word family

Forms reliefs

Derived forms antireliefcounter-reliefdemireliefepireliefhalf-reliefhyporeliefmicroreliefout-reliefphotoreliefrelieffulrelieflessrelieflike

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Phrases (1)

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relief pitcher
a baseball pitcher who enters after another pitcher has started the game

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.

relief Old French relever Old French relevo Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# relief

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈliːf/
**Frequency rank:** 3438

## Meanings
1. The good feeling you get when worry, pain, or trouble ends or eases.
2. The reducing or removing of pain, stress, or discomfort.
3. Help, such as food or money, given to people in need.

## Examples
- When I heard the news, I was suddenly flooded with relief.
- This medicine gives quick relief from headaches.
- The charity sent relief to the flood victims.

## Derived Forms
- antirelief
- counter-relief
- demirelief
- epirelief
- half-relief
- hyporelief
- microrelief
- out-relief
- photorelief
- reliefful
- reliefless
- relieflike

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: relief
- Root: relever
- Root: relevo

## Etymology
From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.

## AI Etymology
Relief comes from Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve. Modern senses include the good feeling you get when worry, pain, or trouble ends or eases. and the reducing or removing of pain, stress, or discomfort.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirelief, counter-relief, demirelief, epirelief, half-relief, and hyporelief.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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