assuagement
Easing of distress
Assuagement is the easing or lessening of something painful or intense—grief, hunger, guilt, anger.
The word is the noun form of assuage: The chocolate provided temporary assuagement of her cravings.
It appears mostly in formal or literary contexts, where relief or easing would serve in everyday speech.
Reduction of intensity
- palliationLessening severity without fixing
- mitigationReduction of severity
- abatementDecrease in force
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
lessening · amelioration · solace · respite · succor · balm · reprieve · remission
Satisfying demands to prevent conflict
- placationCalming hostile feelings
- mollificationAct of calming anger
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- calmingInducing a settled state
quieting · tranquilization · defusing · quelling · settling · stilling · hushing · lulling
State of achieved purpose
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- slakingSatisfying a need
- satingFulfilling desire completely
satiation · appeasing · indulgence · contentment · placation · meeting · answering · addressing
alleviation
Reduction of intensity
- palliationLessening severity without fixing
- mitigationReduction of severity
- abatementDecrease in force
easing · lessening · amelioration · solace · respite · succor · balm · reprieve · remission · comfort
appeasement
Satisfying demands to prevent conflict
- placationCalming hostile feelings
- mollificationAct of calming anger
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
calming · quieting · tranquilization · defusing · quelling · settling · stilling · hushing · lulling · gentling
fulfillment
State of achieved purpose
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- slakingSatisfying a need
sating · satiation · appeasing · indulgence · contentment · placation · meeting · answering · addressing · resolution
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
- comfortcomfort, comforts, coziness, snugness, softness
assuagementaggravation
State of being vexed
exacerbation · intensification · amplification · worsening · heightening
suave, assuage, suavity, assuaging, assuaged, assuages, unassuaged