noun. The act of alleviating, The act of removing in part, lessening, mitigating, or making easier to be endured: as, the alleviation of taxes. The act of making less by representation; extenuation: as, “alleviations of faults.” South.

noun. That which lessens, mitigates, or makes more tolerable: as, the sympathy of a friend is an alleviation of grief.

noun. Synonyms Mitigation, palliation, relief.

noun. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

noun. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.

noun. the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation

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

noun. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

noun. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

"Obama's stimulus plan has only exaggerated this fake recovery by funneling money into tax breaks and the short-term alleviation of state deficits, and now that the states are not getting another fix of federal aid, they will be forced to impose massive layoffs and reductions to needed social services."

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abatement  aggravation  amelioration  extinguishment  infliction  

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