Definition of palliation Palliation
pal•li•a•tion
We found 7 definitions of palliation from 4 different sources.
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What does palliation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: palliations |
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| palliation - easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause | ||
| alleviation, easement, easing, relief (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) | ||
| palliation - to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious | ||
| extenuation, mitigation | ||
| step-down, diminution, reduction, decrease the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- palliation (Noun)
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palliation (n.)
The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices. - palliation (n.)
Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. - palliation (n.)
That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised.
Part of speech
🔤- palliation, noun, singular of palliations.
