Alleviate and Perturb

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Alleviate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

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Perturb is an antonym for alleviate.

Nearby Words: alleviation, alleviating

Perturb verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Usage example: the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night

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Alleviate is an antonym for perturb.

Nearby Words: perturbation, perturbing

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