смягче́ние — meaning in English
smyagcheniye
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English meaning
- alleviation noun The act of making a problem, such as pain or hardship, less severe.
- mitigation noun The act of reducing the severity, seriousness, or impact of something harmful.
- palatalization noun In phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
- solace noun Comfort received during a time of grief, loneliness, or distress.
Senses
смягче́ние is used for these senses in English:
- mitigation A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
- solace A source of comfort or consolation.
alleviation — full definition
- noun The act of making a problem, such as pain or hardship, less severe.
- noun The reduction of pain or something else unpleasant; a sense of ease.
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