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allayment

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /əˈleɪmənt /
    • /əˈleɪmənt /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /əˈleɪmənt /

Definitions of allayment word

  • noun allayment an abatement, moderation or alleviation 3
  • noun allayment Something that allays; mitigation. 1

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Parts of speech for Allayment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

allayment popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for allayment

noun allayment

  • remedy — something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
  • alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
  • assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
  • happiness — the quality or state of being happy.

Antonyms for allayment

noun allayment

  • hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?

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