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assuagement

assuagement

9.9
A feeling of relief when pain or worry becomes less
  • noun
  • /əˈswājmənt/
  • Formal
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  • The assuagement of her fears was a great relief.

Examples

  • She found assuagement in her favorite music after a stressful day.

  • The warm words of his friend brought immediate assuagement to his troubled mind.

  • His sense of assuagement was obvious after the exam results were announced.

  • He felt a sense of assuagement after talking to his friend.

  • After losing his job, he felt a sense of assuagement when he found a new position that fit him well.

  • The children's laughter provided a comforting assuagement for the parents watching them play.

  • Reading her favorite book brought her assuagement from the stress of the day.

Synonyms

relief
vsassuagement
440 1.0

A feeling of comfort when pain or worry goes away

is the feeling of comfort when pain or burden is lessened or removed
alleviation
vsassuagement
4 5.2

A lessening of pain, suffering, or a problem

focuses on the resulting feeling of comfort rather than the act of lessening
solacement
vsassuagement
  • Archaic
9.9

Comfort that helps you feel less sad during hard times

is the internal comfort felt when an unpleasant burden is reduced or removed

Antonyms

discomfort
119 3.2

A feeling of physical pain or mental unease

How Relieved

assuagement
  • Formal
9.9
calm
52 1.0
discomfort
119 3.2
distress
240 3.6

Surface Forms

assuagement singular
assuagements plural

Morphology

assuagement = assuage (transparent) = assuage + ment

Standard nominalization from the verb 'assuage' with a direct meaning: the act or result of easing or relieving.

Etymology

The word assuagement comes from a root that meant 'sweet' and is related to the verb assuage, which once meant to make something more pleasant. So, assuagement is the easing or relief you feel when pain or worry becomes less.