RELIEF
Definition of RELIEF
- (noun)the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (noun)the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- (noun)(law) redress awarded by a court
- (noun)someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- (noun)assistance in time of difficulty
- (noun)a pause for relaxation
- (noun)a change for the better
- (noun)aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- (noun)the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- (noun)sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- (noun)the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged