Definitions For Relief

noun

• The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
• The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
• Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
• Assistance in time of difficulty
• Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
• A change for the better
• The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
• Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
• (law) redress awarded by a court
• The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
• A pause for relaxation
• A pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen
• The removal or reducing of something that is painful or unpleasant
• Things (such as food, money, or medicine) that are given to help people who are victims of a war, earthquake, flood, etc.