Synonyms:
easing, easement, alleviation, relief
Meaning: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
Synonyms:
relief, alleviation, assuagement
Meaning: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
Usage examples
She felt as I did, and this despair of soul might wreck her young life if there were no alleviation.
is simply His secret for the alleviation of human life, His prescription for the best and happiest method of living.
With my knife I cut off a small portion of the leather trunk, and endeavoured to eat it, but found it utterly impossible to swallow a single morsel, although I fancied that some little alleviation of my suffering was obtained by chewing small pieces of it and spitting them out.