Definitions of assuagement. noun. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced. synonyms: alleviation, relief. comfort.
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1. to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease unable to assuage their grief 2. pacify, quiet vainly strove to assuage an implacable ...
verb · to soothe, moderate, or relieve (grief, pain, etc) · to give relief to (thirst, appetite, etc); satisfy · to pacify; calm.
noun · discomfort · unrest · suffering · anguish · misery · agony · torture · torment.
Diverſion of his thoughts from his loſſe, or the cause of it; and an application of them to thoſe things, which he knowes to be gratefull and pleaſant to his ...
to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
1. to lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay 2. to calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify 3. to satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.)
If you assuage an unpleasant feeling, you make it go away. Assuaging your hunger by eating a bag of marshmallows may cause you other unpleasant feelings.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun assuagement. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Aug 28, 2024 · to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
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