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palliation

Translations

palliationnoun
palliations
pl
The doctor focused on the palliation of the patient's symptoms.
Врач сосредоточился на смягчении симптомов пациента.
She found palliation in the kind words of her friends.
Она нашла утешение в добрых словах своих друзей.
Additional translations
облегчение
успокоение
Synonyms
alleviation
mitigation
soothing
relief
ease
comfort

Definitions

palliationnoun
The act of relieving or lessening without curing; alleviation of symptoms.
The doctor focused on palliation to improve the patient's quality of life during the final stages of the illness.
Something that serves to alleviate or mitigate a problem or pain.
The new policy was seen as a palliation rather than a solution to the ongoing issues.
A mitigating excuse or circumstance that lessens the perceived seriousness of an offence or fault.
His difficult childhood was offered as a palliation for his later misconduct.
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