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81comfort — n ease, *rest, repose, relaxation, leisure Analogous words: contentedness or content, satisfaction (see corre sponding adjectives under SATISFY vb): enjoyment, joy, fruition, *pleasure: relief, assuagement, alleviation (see corresponding verbs at …
82distress — n Distress, suffering, misery, agony, dolor, passion are comparable when denoting the state of one that is in great trouble or in pain of mind or body. Distress commonly implies conditions or circumstances that cause physical or mental stress or… …
83pacify — pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate are comparable when they mean to quiet excited, aroused, or disturbed persons. Pacify implies a soothing or calming of anger, grievance, or agitation, or the quelling of insurrection… …
84relaxation — *rest, repose, leisure, ease, comfort Analogous words: amusement, diversion, recreation (see under AMUSE vb): relieving or relief, assuagement, alleviation, mitigation (see corresponding verbs at RELIEVE) …
85abatement — n 1. reduction, lessening, letup, moderation, tempering; decrease, fall off, diminution, remission; alleviation, mitigation, assuagement, relief, palliation, mollification, softening; waning, fading, ebb, decline, subsidence; weakening,… …
86alleviation — n assuagement, palliation, appeasement; soothing, relief, easing, easement; softening, cushioning, mollification, lightening; smoothing, calming, composing, tranquilizing, sedation, lulling; mitigation, abatement, remission; reduction, diminution …
87amelioration — n 1. improvement, betterment, melioration; advancement, promotion, raise, elevation; straightening out, reform, revision, amendment, rectification, setting or making right. 2. remedy, curé, mending, healing, doctoring; relief, easing, mitigation …
88anodyne — n 1. painkiller, narcotic, opiate; laudanum, morphine, opium, poppy, mandrake, mandrag ora, nepenthe; sedative, tranquilizer, stupefacient; alleviative, palliative, lenitive; salve, ointment, balm, Med. calmative, Med. analgesic. 2. assuagement,… …
89appeasement — n 1. pacification, alleviation, palliation, allaying, assuagement; mitigation, abatement, moderation, tempering, lessening; blunting, dulling, deadening; slaking, quenching, satisfying, satisfaction; stifling, stilling, silencing, hushing,… …
90clemency — n 1. mercy, leniency, quarter, humanity; mitigation, relief, easement, easing, softening, mollification, assuagement, lessening, alleviation, palliation; forgiveness, placability, exorability, indulgence; pity, sympathy, compassion,… …
