assuagement
71assuage — [ə sweɪdʒ] verb 1》 make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. 2》 satisfy (an appetite or desire). Derivatives assuagement noun Origin ME: from OFr. assouagier, based on L. ad to + suavis sweet …
72abatement — n. 1. Diminution, decrease, decrement, lessening, mitigation, moderation, assuagement, extenuation, remission. 2. Subsidence, decline, lowering, sinking, settling, wane, fading, evanishing, evanishment, ebb. 3. Discount, allowance, rebate,… …
73help — 1. verb 1) can you help me please? Syn: assist, aid, lend a (helping) hand to, give assistance to, come to the aid of; be of service to, be of use to; do someone a favor, do someone a service, do someone a good turn, bail someone out, come to… …
74relief — noun 1) it was such a relief to share my worries Syn: reassurance, consolation, comfort, solace 2) the relief of pain Syn: alleviation, alleviating, relieving, assuagement, assuaging, palliation, allaying …
75ache — n *pain, pang, throe, twinge, stitch Analogous words: *distress, suffering, agony, misery: anguish, heartache, heartbreak (see SORROW): hurt, *injury: torment, torture, rack (see corresponding verbs at AFFLICT) Contrasted words: relief,… …
76affliction — visitation, *trial, tribulation, cross Analogous words: adversity, *misfortune, mischance, mishap: *distress, suffering, misery, agony: anguish, *sorrow, grief, woe, heartbreak Antonyms: solace, consolation Contrasted words: relief, assuagement,… …
77agony — suffering, passion, *distress, misery, dolor Analogous words: pang, throe, ache, *pain, twinge: *trial, tribulation, affliction, visitation Contrasted words: *rest, repose, ease, comfort: solace, consolation (see corresponding verbs at COMFORT):… …
78aid — vb *help, assist Analogous words: *support, uphold, back: *relieve, lighten, alleviate, mitigate: abet (see INCITE) Antonyms: injure Contrasted words: harm, hurt, damage (see INJURE): *hin …
79anguish — woe, heartache, heartbreak, grief, *sorrow, regret Analogous words: *distress, suffering, dolor, misery, agony: worry, anxiety (see CARE): *pain, pang, throe, ache: torture, torment, affliction (see corresponding verbs at AFFLICT) Antonyms:… …
80calm — adj Calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful, halcyonmean quiet and free from all that disturbs or excites. Calm is primarily applied to sea or weather, usually conveys an implicit contrast with its opposite, stormy, and suggests freedom, real or …
