noun

remission

rih-MIHSHN

noun

A period during which a serious illness lessens or its symptoms disappear.

"Her cancer has been in remission for three years."

A reduction in a prison sentence, often for good behaviour.

"He was released early thanks to remission for good conduct."

The forgiveness or cancelling of a debt, fine, or offence.

"The court granted remission of part of the fine."

How to Use Remission

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA lessening or temporary end of something bad — a disease going quiet, a sentence shortened, or a debt forgiven.

Common pairings

in remission cancer remission remission of sentence

remissioned past tense, remissions plural, remissions singular

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Her cancer has been in _____ for three years.

From Latin remissio ("a sending back, a lessening"), from remittere ("to remit").

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