re·lief (r -l f )n. Idiom: 1. The easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppression. 2. Something that alleviates pain or distress. 3. a. Public assistance. b. Aid in time of danger, especially rescue from siege. 4. a. Release from a post or duty, as that of sentinel. b. One who releases another by taking over a post or duty. 5. A pleasant or amusing change; a diversion. 6. a. The projection of figures or forms from a flat background, as in sculpture, or the apparent projection of such shapes in a painting or drawing. b. A work of art featuring such projection. Also called relievo. 7. Geology The variations in elevation of an area of the earth's surface. 8. Distinction or prominence due to contrast: "The light brought the white church . . . into relief from the flat ledges" (Willa Cather). 9. Law Redress awarded by a court. 10. Baseball The pitching done by a relief pitcher: gave the team two innings of excellent relief. 11. A payment made by the heir of a deceased tenant to a feudal lord for the privilege of succeeding to the tenant's estate. on relief Receiving public assistance because of need or poverty. [Middle English, from Old French, from relever, to relieve; see relieve. Senses 6, 7, and 8, French, from Italian rilievo; see bas-relief.] |
relief
Noun
1. a feeling of cheerfulness that follows the removal of anxiety, pain, or distress
2. a temporary pause in anxiety, pain, or distress
3. money, food, or clothing given to people in special need: disaster relief
4. the act of freeing a besieged town or fortress: the relief of Mafeking
5. a person who replaces another at some task or duty
6. a bus, plane, etc., that carries additional passengers when a scheduled service is full
7. Also called: (relievo) Sculpture, archit the projection of a carved design from the surface
8. any vivid effect resulting from contrast: a welcome relief
9. the difference between the highest and lowest level: study the map of relief and the rainfall map
10. on relief US & Canad (of people) in receipt of government aid because of personal need [Old French relever to relieve]
Inequalities of evaluation and the configuration of land features on the surface of the Earth which may be represented on maps or charts by contours, hypsometric tints, shading, or spot elevations.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  relief - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"comfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment |
| 2. | relief - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" | |
| 3. | relief - (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | |
| 4. | relief - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" locum, locum tenens - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession stunt man, stunt woman, double - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" | |
| 5. |  relief - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" consolation, solace, comfort - the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" mercy - alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" | |
| 6. |  relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breath - a short respite | |
| 7. | relief - a change for the better alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" disembarrassment - something that extricates you from embarrassment breath of fresh air - a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air" | |
| 8. | relief - aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years" public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" | |
| 9. | relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" spasmolysis - the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms detente - the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) palliation - easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause decompressing, decompression - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) | |
| 10. |  relief - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding backgroundalto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art | |
| 11. | relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" |
relief
noun 1. ease, release, comfort, cure, remedy, solace, balm, deliverance, mitigation, abatement, alleviation, easement, palliation, assuagement
noun 2. rest, respite, let-up, relaxation, break, diversion, refreshment (informal) remission, breather (informal)
Translations
relief [rɪˈliːf] n (from pain, anxiety) → alivio, desahogo (= help, supplies); socorro, ayuda;
(ART, GEO) → relieve m;
relief [rɪˈliːf] n (from pain, anxiety) → soulagement m (= help, supplies); secours m(pl) [of guard]; relève f;
(Art), (Geo) → relief m;
relief [rɪˈliːf] n (from pain etc) → Erleichterung f;
(aid) → Hilfe f;
(Art, Geog) → Relief nt
cpd (bus) → Entlastungs-;
light relief → leichte Abwechslung f
relief [rɪˈliːf] n (from pain, anxiety) → sollievo (= help, supplies); soccorsi mpl [of guard] → cambio;
(ART, GEO) → rilievo;
n relief [rəˈliːf]
1 a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen. verligting إسْعاف، راحَه облекчение úleva lettelse die Erleichterung ανακούφιση alivio kergendus تسکین helpotus soulagement הַקָלָה राहत ublaženje, olakšica megkönnyebbülés kelegaan léttir, linun sollievo 軽減 완화, 경감, 안도 palengvėjimas atvieglojums lega verlichting,opluchting lindring; lettelse; befrielse ulga alívio uşurare; calmare облегчение úľava olajšanje olakšanje lindring, lättnad การผ่อนคลาย ferahlık, rahatlama (痛苦的)減輕 полегшення, заспокоєння اطمینان sự giảm nhẹ; sự khuây khỏa （痛苦的）减轻
2 help (eg food) given to people in need of it famine relief; (also adjective ) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees. hulp إغاثَه، نَجْدَه помощ pomoc, pomocný nødhjælp; nødhjælps- die Hilfe; Hilfs-... βοήθημα, αρωγή auxilio, socorro abi کمک؛ امداد apu (de) secours סַעַד, סִיוּע सहायता potpora, pomoć segély(ezés) bantuan neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp aiuto, soccorso 救援 구원, 구제 pagalba, šalpa palīdzība; pabalsts pertolongan hulp nødhjelp pomoc socorro (de) ajutor; asistenţă помощь pomoc; pomocný, na pomoc pomoč pomoć understöd, bistånd บรรเทาความเดือดร้อน yardım, bağış 救濟 допомога امداد cứu trợ 救济
3 a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; (also adjective ) a relief driver. plaasvervanger بَدَل смяна směna, střídání afløsning; afløsnings- die Ablösung; Ablösungs-... αντικαταστάτης (π.χ. με αλλαγή βάρδιας) relevo vahetus, asendus- جانشین sijainen (de) relève מַחֲלִיף दूसरी को कार्यमुक्त करने वाला व्यक्ति pomoćnik váltás pengganti afleysingamaður sostituto 交替 교대자 pamainininkas maiņa; pārinieks pelepasan aflossing avløsning, avlastning zmiennik substituto (de) schimb сменщик smena, striedanie zamenjava zamena avlösare, avbytare ผู้ที่มาผลัดเปลี่ยนเวรแทน nöbeti devralacak kimse 換班(的人) зміна وہ شخص جسے ایک معینہ مدت کے بعد دوسرے کا کام تفویض کی جاتا ہے thay phiên 换班（的人）
4 the act of freeing a town etc from siege the relief of Mafeking. bevryding تَحْرير освобождаване osvobození befrielse die Befreiung λύση πολιορκίας liberación vabastamine امداد؛ آزاد سازی vapautus relève הָסַרַת מָצוֹר मुक्ति oslobođenje od opsade felszabadítás pembebasan frelsun liberazione 解放 포위를 풀기 išvadavimas iš apsiausties atbrīvošana; aplenkuma pārraušana membebaskan ontzet befrielse odsiecz, odbicie libertação eliberare снятие осады oslobodenie osvoboditev oslobađanje befriande การโอบล้อม kurtarma 援救 зняття облоги محاصرے سے آزادی sự giải vây 援救
5 a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background a carving in relief. reliëf نَقْش نافِر релеф reliéf reliefarbejde das Relief ανάγλυφο relieve reljeef حجاری برجسته kohokuva relief תַבלִיט उकेरना rezbariti u reljefu relief relief upphleypt mynd rilievo 浮き彫り 돋을새김, 양각, 릴리프 reljefas reljefs corak seni pahat reli{#225}{#137}{#225}f relieffarbeid płaskorzeźba, relief relevo relief рельеф reliéf relief reljef relief ภาพลายนูน kabartma, rölyef 浮雕 рельєф کندہ کاری sự chạm khắc 浮雕
v reˈlieve [-v]
1 to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc) The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees. verlig يُريح، يُخَفِّف намалявам ulevit lindre; fjerne erleichtern ανακουφίζω, καταπραΰνω aliviar leevendama تسکین دادن؛ کاستن lievittää soulager לְהָקֵל पीड़ा कम करना olakšati, ublažiti enyhít meredakan lina, létta, draga úr alleviare 和らげる 덜다, 완화하다 palengvinti, sumažinti atvieglot melegakan verlichten lindre, mildne, lette ulżyć aliviar a alina облегчать uľaviť ublažiti ublažiti lindra ผ่อนคลาย sıkıntısını hafifletmek, azaltmak 減輕(痛苦) полегшувати; зменшувати راحت پانا làm giảm; làm dịu 减轻（痛苦）
2 to take over a job or task from You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours. aflos يَحِلُّ مَحَل отменям vystřídat afløse ablösen αντικαθιστώ relevar, sustituir välja vahetama نوبت عوض کردن laskea pois relayer לְהָדִיחַ सेवा से मुक्त करना zamijeniti felvált menggantikan leysa af sostituire 交替する 교대하다 pakeisti nomainīt (darbā) mengambil alih aflossen avløse zmienić, zluzować substituir a schimba сменять vystriedať zamenjati zameniti avlösa เข้ามารับหน้าที่แทน nöbeti/görevi devralmak 換崗 змінювати امداد کرنا thay phiên 换岗
3 to dismiss (a person) from his job or position He was relieved of his post/duties. afdank يُحَرِّر، يُعْفي من وَظيفَه уволнявам propustit frigøre entlassen απαλλάσσω κπ. από τα καθήκοντά του despedir vallandama مرخص کردن vapauttaa relever (de) לְשַחרֵר बर्खास्त करना smijeniti felment membebastugaskan leysa frá störfum sollevare, rimuovere 解職する 해고[]하다 atleisti atbrīvot no darba, atlaist melepaskan ontheffen bli fritatt for tjeneste zwolnić exonerar a elibera (din) освободить prepustiť odstaviti smeniti entlediga ปลดออกจากตำแหน่ง atmak 解除 звільняти برخاست کرنا sa thải 解除
4 to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass. help dra يأخُذ عَن освобождавам zbavit skille af med; aflaste entlasten ξαλαφρώνω κπ., απαλλάσσω quitar, librar de (un peso, una carga, etc) (koormast) vabastama کمک کردن débarrasser de לְהַקֵל कार्य मुक्त करना rasteretiti levesz vkiről (terhet) membebaskan losa við/undan alleggerire 代る (짐·고통을) 덜어 주다 išvaduoti, atpalaiduoti atslogot; palīdzēt/aizstāt ambil overnemen avhjelpe, unnsette, avlaste uwolnić ajudar a degreva (de), a despovăra (de) освобождать zbaviť razbremeniti osloboditi befria ลดภาระ kurtarmak 替...人拿... подавати допомогу, виручати دستگیری کرنا làm nhẹ bớt (gánh nặng) 替...人拿...
5 to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack). te hulp snel يُغيث، يُنْجِد вдигам обсадата на přinést pomoc befri befreien βοηθώ, ενισχύω socorrer, auxiliar päästma به کمک شتافتن vapauttaa secourir לְסַיֵיע सहायता करना priskočiti u pomoć megszabadít menolong aðstoða, liðsinna liberare, soccorrere 救護する 구원하다, ...에 원군을 보내다 išvaduoti iš apsiausties pārraut aplenkumu menolong ontzetten komme til unnsetning przyjść z odsieczą, odbić socorrer a veni în ajutorul оказывать помощь prísť na pomoc, poskytnúť pomoc odrešiti priteći u pomoć befria, undsätta ถูกโอบล้อมโจมตี ยึด yardımına gelmek 救援 зняти облогу چارہ سازی کرنا giải cứu 救援
adj reˈlieved
no longer anxious or worried I was relieved to hear you had arrived safely. verlig مُسْتَريح، مُرْتاح облекчен uklidněný lette erleichtert ανακουφισμένος aliviado kergendust tundev آسوده؛ آرام helpottunut soulagé לְהָסִיר מָצוֹר चिन्तामुक्त odlanuti, osjetiti olakšanje megkönnyebbült lega feginn sollevato ほっとした 안심하는, 편안한 jaučiantis palengvėjimą just atvieglojumu; pārstāt raizēties berasa lega opgelucht lettet uspokojony aliviado uşurat успокоенный upokojený pomirjen koji oseća olakšanje lättad ซึ่งปลดเปลื้อง ferahlamış, rahatlamış 輕松(的) заспокоєний تکلیف سے نجات حاصل کرنے والا nhẹ người 轻松（的）
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