Relief and Reduction

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Relief noun - The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance).

Usage example: he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain

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Reduction and relief are semantically related in alleviation topic. In some cases you can use "Reduction" instead a noun "Relief".

Nearby Words: relieve, relieving

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Relief and reduction are semantically related in alleviation topic. Sometimes you can use "Relief" instead a noun "Reduction".

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

physical	physical relief	physical reduction
visible	visible relief	visible reduction
small	small relief	small reduction
massive	massive relief	massive reduction
Other adjectives: big, extreme, huge, incredible, minor, temporary.

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