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   Re·lief

   /rəˈlēf/

   

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress: "much to her relief, she saw the door open" Similar reassuranceconsolationcomfortsolacecalmnessrelaxationreposeease
   • ▪ a cause of or occasion for relief: "it was a relief to find somewhere to stay"
   • ▪ the alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress: "tablets for the relief of pain" Similar alleviationalleviatingrelievingmitigationmitigatingassuagementassuagingpalliationallayingappeasementsoothingeasingdullinglesseningreductionabatementfreedomreleaseliberationdeliveranceexemptiondischargeOpposite intensification
   • ▪ a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation: "the comic characters aren't part of the plot but just light relief" Similar respiteremissionlighteningbrighteningamusementdiversionentertainmentjollityjollificationrecreationinterruptionbreakinformal:letupOpposite seriousnesssolemnity
   • 2. assistance, especially in the form of food, clothing, or money, given to those in special need or difficulty: "raising money for famine relief" Similar helpaidassistancesuccorcaresustenancesubsidybenefitcharitygiftsdonationsfinancial assistancedebt remissiona helping handa leg up
   • ▪ a remission of tax normally due: "people who donate money to charity will receive tax relief"
   • ▪ the redress of a hardship or grievance.
   • ▪ the action of raising the siege of a besieged town: "the relief of Mafeking"
   • 3. a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty: "the relief nurse was late" Similar replacementsubstitutedeputyreservestandbystopgapcoverstand-insupplyfill-inlocumlocum tenensunderstudyproxysurrogate
   • ▪ the role of a relief pitcher.
   • 4. the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way: "the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief"
   • ▪ a method of molding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief) or lesser (bas-relief) extent: "he cast them in relief from molten metal"
   • ▪ a piece of sculpture in relief.
   • ▪ a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or color or shading.
   • ▪ difference in height from the surrounding terrain; the amount of variation in elevation and slope in a particular area: "the sharp relief of many mountains"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from relever ‘raise up, relieve’, from Latin relevare ‘raise again, alleviate’.

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   relief. 1 of 2. noun. re· lief ri-ˈlēf. Synonyms of relief. 1. : a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate. 2. a. : removal or lightening of something oppressive, painful, or distressing. b. : welfare sense 2a. c. : military assistance to an endangered post or force. d.

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   RELIEF meaning: 1. a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended: 2. food, money…. Learn more.

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   RELIEF definition: 1. a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended: 2. food, money…. Learn more.

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   Jul 9, 2024 · relief (comparative more relief, superlative most relief) (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities. Of or used in letterpress.

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   Relief definition: alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.. See examples of RELIEF used in a sentence.

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   : to ease of a burden, wrong, or oppression by judicial or legislative interposition. 2. a. : to bring about the removal or alleviation of : mitigate. helps relieve stress. b. : rob, deprive. relieved us of our belongings. 3. a. : to release from a post, station, or duty. b. : to take the place of. will relieve the starting pitcher. 4.

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   The noun relief means "the act of reducing something unpleasant," like medicine that brings relief from your terrible headache. Relief has several meanings. It can refer to help or assistance, like disaster relief, or a change for the better: it was a relief when you finally found your car keys.

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   relief. noun. /rɪˈliːf/. /rɪˈliːf/. removal of anxiety/pain. [uncountable, singular] the feeling of happiness that you have when something unpleasant stops or does not happen. I felt a huge sense of relief when I heard they were all OK. We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.

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    Relief definition: Something that makes a pleasant or amusing change from something tedious or unpleasant.

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    Definition of relief noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.