relief

1. is a type of: comfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
   same as: alleviation, assuagement
2. is a type of: comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
   subtypes: reprieve, respite - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
   same as: ease
3. referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
4. is a type of: compeer, equal, match, peer - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
   subtypes:

   • locum, locum tenens - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
   • double, stunt man, stunt woman - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
   • alternate, replacement, surrogate - someone who takes the place of another person
   same as: backup, backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, substitute
5. is a type of: aid, assist, assistance, help - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
   subtypes:

   • comfort, consolation, solace - the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
   • mercy - alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
   same as: ministration, succor, succour
6. is a type of: break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
   subtypes: breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time - a short respite
   same as: respite, rest, rest period
7. is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
   subtypes:

   • disembarrassment - something that extricates you from embarrassment
   • breath of fresh air - a welcome relief
   same as: easing, moderation
8. is a type of: public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
9. is a type of: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down - the act of decreasing or reducing something
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation - the act of making less strict
   • decompressing, decompression - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
   same as: alleviation, easement, easing
10. is a type of: sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art
    subtypes:

    • alto 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
    • half-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo - a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
    same as: embossment, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief
11. is a type of: freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something

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