alleviation

Plural: alleviations

Noun

• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
• The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
• the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement

Synonyms

assuagement, easement, easing, relief, alleviation, comfort, consolation, ease, liss, release, respite, solace