palliation
/ˌpæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/noun
C2formalcommon/ˌpæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/unzählbar
A noun referring to the act of easing the severity of pain or a disease without removing the underlying cause, or the act of making an offense seem less serious.
ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие по облегчению тяжести боли или болезни без устранения основной причины, или действие по смягчению серьезности проступка.esSustantivo que denota la acción de aliviar el sufrimiento o los síntomas de una enfermedad sin eliminar la causa subyacente, o la acción de mitigar la gravedad de una falta o problema.frNom désignant l'action de soulager la douleur ou la maladie sans en traiter la cause, ou l'action d'atténuer la gravité d'une faute ou d'un problème.deSubstantiv, das die Linderung von Schmerz oder Krankheit ohne Beseitigung der zugrunde liegenden Ursache bezeichnet, oder die Abschwächung der Schwere eines Vergehens.ptSubstantivo que designa a ação de aliviar a gravidade da dor ou de uma doença sem eliminar a causa subjacente, ou a ação de atenuar a gravidade de uma falta ou ofensa.zh名词,指在不消除根本原因的情况下减轻疼痛或疾病严重程度的做法,或指减轻罪行严重性的行为。arاسم يدل على تخفيف شدة الألم أو المرض دون معالجة السبب الجذري، أو على التخفيف من جسامة الذنب أو الخطأ.
- Medical relief C1 formal medical
The act of reducing the severity of symptoms or pain without curing the underlying disease.
- The doctor focused on the palliation of the patient's chronic pain.
- Palliation is often the primary goal in advanced cancer care.
- Modern medicine offers many options for the palliation of nausea.
ruПаллиативная помощьesAlivio paliativofrPalliation (soulagement médical)dePalliationptCuidados paliativoszh姑息治疗arالتلطيف
Synonyme: alleviationassuagementeasingmitigationreliefsoothing
Antonyme: curehealingremediationremedytreatment
- Mitigation of offense C2 formal
The act of making an offense or wrongdoing seem less serious or more excusable.
- His apology was merely a palliation of his rude behavior.
- The lawyer's argument was a clever palliation of the crime.
- She offered no palliation for her harsh words.
ruСмягчение виныesMitigación de una faltafrAtténuation d'une fautedeBeschönigung von SchuldptAtenuação da culpazh减轻罪责arتخفيف الذنب
Synonyme: extenuationminimizationmitigation
Antonyme: aggravationexacerbation
- palliations plural form
- palliations' possessive plural form
- palliation's possessive singular form