assuagement meaning

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assuagement (noun): the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.

Definition of assuagement

  1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
    • as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief

    Synonyms: relief, alleviation

    Type of: comfort

    Related forms: assuage

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in NT · 11-letter words

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