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assuagement

/əˈsweɪdʒmənt/noun

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शमन, राहत, शांति

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    [U] formal

    the act of making an unpleasant feeling less severe

    शमन, राहत, शांति

    • the assuagement of grief
    • A cup of tea brought some assuagement of his worry before the interview.
    • The cool breeze brought some assuagement of the afternoon heat.
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    • Her kind words offered little assuagement of his guilt.
    • He sought assuagement of his hunger with a quick snack on the platform.

    Synonyms relief alleviation easing mitigation soothing

    Opposite aggravation intensification worsening

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assuage verb
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as·suage·ment

Spelling and pronunciation: as-suage-ment, /əˈsweɪdʒmənt/ (the verb assuage rhymes with persuade + j).

Spelling और pronunciation में as-suage-ment, /əˈsweɪdʒmənt/।

?Which word?

Keep the make-less-severe words together: assuage (calm a feeling or satisfy a need), alleviate (make pain less severe), allay (reduce fear or doubt: 'allay fears'), mitigate, mollify (make somebody less angry).

कम तीव्र करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: assuage (भावना शांत करना या ज़रूरत पूरी करना), alleviate (दर्द कम करना), allay (डर या संदेह कम करना: 'allay fears'), mitigate, mollify (किसी का क्रोध कम करना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Assuage guilt, assuage fears, assuage hunger.

Collocations: assuage guilt (अपराध-बोध को शांत करना), assuage fears (डर को कम करना), assuage hunger (भूख मिटाना)। Assuagement इसी verb assuage का noun है।