noun
- the act of making something less intense or severe; relief or mitigation
Usage: formal
Examples
- The medicine provided assuagement of her chronic pain.
- He sought assuagement of his guilt through charitable work.
- The cool breeze brought welcome assuagement from the heat.
- Her kind words offered assuagement to the grieving family.
- The treaty was an assuagement of tensions between the nations.
- Time brought gradual assuagement of his anger.