noun
palliation
Palliation (noun) means Treatment that eases the symptoms of an illness without curing it.
noun
1
Treatment that eases the symptoms of an illness without curing it.
"Una nox dormienda means that one final night that has to be slept through after a few score years of pain and its palliations, of pleasure and disgust after pleasure."
— Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked (1985)
"The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it."
— Ben Travers (1921)
2
The act of making a fault or wrongdoing seem less serious.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare ("to cloak; to conceal"), from Latin pallium ("cloak"). Looked at another way, it can be broken down as palliate plus -ion.
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Rhymes for palliation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of palliation?
"palliation" (noun) means treatment that eases the symptoms of an illness without curing it.
What is another word for palliation?
Other words for "palliation" include extenuation, mitigation.
What are the different meanings of palliation?
"palliation" has 2 main meanings: 1. Treatment that eases the symptoms of an illness without curing it; 2. The act of making a fault or wrongdoing seem less serious.
