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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 reducedplay

  Familiarity information: ASSUAGEMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASSUAGEMENT (noun)


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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