noun
assuagement
Assuagement (noun) means the act of calming or easing something, such as pain or distress.
noun
1
The act of calming or easing something, such as pain or distress.
2
The state of having been calmed or eased.
"He leaned forward pressing the tightened muscles below his ribs and then began to rock back and forth, like a pendulum. So regular was the rocking that it would seem that no assuagement of grief could result from so mechanical a rhythm."
— Mervyn Peake (1959)
"Writing, it was like a heavenly balm, it was like the flowing out of deep waters, it was like the lifting of a load from the spirit; it brought with it a sense of relief, of assuagement."
— Radclyffe Hall (1928)
3
A medicine or treatment used to ease pain or discomfort.
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Rhymes for assuagement
cement
element
clement
movement
pavement
tenement
inclement
abatement
amusement
statement
agreement
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of assuagement?
"assuagement" (noun) means the act of calming or easing something, such as pain or distress.
What is another word for assuagement?
Other words for "assuagement" include relief, alleviation.
What is the opposite of assuagement?
Opposites of "assuagement" include agony, affliction, anguish.
What are the different meanings of assuagement?
"assuagement" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act of calming or easing something, such as pain or distress; 2. The state of having been calmed or eased; 3. A medicine or treatment used to ease pain or discomfort.
