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How to pronounce relief in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms alleviation, assuagement
Type of comfort


as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief.
Type Words
Synonyms embossment, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief
Type of sculpture
Has types basso relievo, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo, bas relief, high relief, alto relievo, alto rilievo, low relief, half-relief, basso rilievo
Type Words
Synonyms easing, moderation
Type of change, alteration, modification
Has types breath of fresh air, disembarrassment
Type Words
Synonyms ministration, succor, succour
Type of aid, assist, assistance, help
Has types solace, mercy, consolation, comfort


the contributions provided some relief for the victims.
Type Words
Synonyms alleviation, easement, easing
Type of decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
Has types relaxation, liberalisation, spasmolysis, decompressing, detente, decompression, palliation, liberalization


he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain.
Type Words
Synonyms respite, rest, rest period
Type of break, pause, interruption, suspension, intermission
Has types breathing time, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breath
Type Words
Synonyms backup, backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, substitute
Type of peer, equal, compeer, match
Has types locum, alternate, stunt woman, surrogate, locum tenens, replacement, stunt man, double
Type Words
Synonyms ease
Type of comfortableness, comfort
Has types respite, reprieve


he enjoyed his relief from responsibility.
Type Words
Type of social welfare, public assistance, welfare


he has been on relief for many years.
Type Words
Type of redress, damages, indemnification, indemnity, restitution, amends


was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?.
Type Words
Type of release, liberation, freeing


he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta.

Examples of relief

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He served as middle reliever here, closer there, mop-up here, long relief there.
From the stltoday.com
When disaster struck, she immediately signed up to join a medical relief effort.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He has pitched twice in relief, giving up two hits and two runs in four innings.
From the omaha.com
Instead, he said, he will propose targeted tax relief to help rural communities.
From the kansas.com
McCarthy uses him for comic relief, particularly during the wrestling sequences.
From the time.com
He and several ministers have visited the area and taken part in relief efforts.
From the cnn.com
The aftermath of the 2004 tsunami also brought another change in relief efforts.
From the edition.cnn.com
This burst of activity comes as a relief well is nearing the blown-out borehole.
From the washingtonpost.com
The currently fashionable debt-relief programs work essentially in the same way.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with 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"
  • (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
  • Stand-in: 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"
  • Assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
  • Respite: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
  • Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane...
  • Optical relief (usually noted as simply relief) is a concept in optical mineralogy which refers to the degree in which mineral grains stand out from the mounting medium, usually either oil with a known refractive index or Canada Balsam. Relief is an important part of the Becke line test.
  • Relief, or profile, refers to the amount of curvature in the neck of a guitar or other similar stringed instrument. When the strings of a guitar vibrate, they vibrate in an elliptical shape. ...