noun
mitigation
mih-tih-GAY-shuhn
noun
1
The act of reducing the severity, seriousness, or impact of something harmful.
"The city invested in flood mitigation after last year's storms."
How to Use Mitigation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEfforts made to lessen the impact of a harmful or risky thing.
Common pairings
risk mitigation
climate mitigation
Word Forms
mitigations plural
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Etymology
From Latin mitigatio, from mitigare, "to soften."