alleviation

Noun

WordNet 3.0

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced“as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief”Synonyms: relief assuagement
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)“he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”Synonyms: easing easement relief

Alleviation \Al*le`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.]

1.The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief. [1913 Webster]

2.That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. [1913 Webster]

I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]