Assuagement

as·suage  (-swj)

tr.v. as·suaged, as·suag·ing, as·suag·es

1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve.

2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).

3. To pacify or calm: assuage their chronic insecurity.

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[Middle English asswagen, from Old French assuagier, from Vulgar Latin *assuvire : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin suvis, sweet, delightful; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·suagement n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assuagement - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" alleviation, relief comfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment