Definition
A pleasant, relaxed feeling that comes when pain, worry, or difficulty becomes less or stops.
Etymology
From Old French *relef* and Latin *relevare* “to raise up, lighten, relieve.” It originally referred to lifting a burden and still carries that image today.
Kelly Says
The word imagines your problems as a literal weight on your shoulders. When you feel relief, it’s as if something heavy has been gently lifted off, even though nothing visible moved.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
verligting
ver-LIKH-ting
BGБългарски
облекчение
ob-lek-CHE-ni-ye
CACatalà
alleujament
a-lye-oo-ja-MENT
DADansk
lettelse
LET-tel-se
DEDeutsch
Erleichterung
er-LY-khter-oong
ELΕλληνικά
ανακούφιση
a-na-KOO-fi-si
ESEspañol
alivio
a-LI-vyo
ETEesti
kergendus
ker-GEN-dus
EUEuskara
lasaitasun
la-sai-ta-SUN
FISuomi
helpotus
hel-PO-tus
FRFrançais
soulagement
soo-lazh-MAN
HRHrvatski
olakšanje
o-LAK-sha-nye
HUMagyar
megkönnyebbülés
meg-kur-nyeb-bu-LESH
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelegaan
ke-le-GA-an
ITItaliano
sollievo
sol-LYE-vo
LTLietuvių
paleidimas
pa-lei-DI-mas
LVLatviešu
atvieglojums
at-vye-GLO-yums
MNМонгол
хөнгөрөлт
khong-go-rolt
MSBahasa Melayu
kelegaan
ke-le-GA-an
MYမြန်မာ
သက်သာခြင်း
thet-tha-chin
NLNederlands
verlichting
ver-LIKH-ting
NONorsk
lettelse
LET-tel-se
PTPortuguês
alívio
a-LEE-vyu
RUРусский
облегчение
ob-leg-CHE-ni-ye
SKSlovenčina
úľava
OO-ya-va
SLSlovenščina
olajšava
o-LAI-sha-va
SRСрпски
олакошање
o-la-ko-SHA-nye
SVSvenska
lättnad
LET-nad
SWKiswahili
faraja
fa-RA-ja
TAதமிழ்
பரிகாரம்
pa-ri-kaa-ram
TEతెలుగు
ఉపశమనం
u-pa-sha-MA-nam
THไทย
ความโล่งใจ
khwam long jai
TRTürkçe
rahatlama
ra-hat-la-MA
UKУкраїнська
полегшення
po-leg-SHEN-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự nhẹ nhõm
suh nhe nhom