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ASSUAGEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does assuagement mean?
• ASSUAGEMENT (noun)
The noun ASSUAGEMENT has 1 sense:
1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
Familiarity information: ASSUAGEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
alleviation; assuagement; relief
Context example:
as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief
Hypernyms ("assuagement" is a kind of...):
comfort (a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment)
Derivation:
assuage (provide physical relief, as from pain)
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