alleviation

From alleviate +‎ -ion.

• IPA^(key): /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

alleviation (countable and uncountable, plural alleviations)

1. The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 660:

     The only light is from a high barred window, and it is not so much light as an alleviation of the murk.

2. the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

   Synonyms: relief, solace; see also Thesaurus:consolation