"alleviations" in the noun sense
1. relief, alleviation, assuagement
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
"as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
2. easing, easement, alleviation, relief
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance
"he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
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