consolation

Definitions of consolation
  1. noun
    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
    synonyms: réconfort
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    type of:
    aide, secours
    assistance in time of difficulty
  2. noun
    the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
    synonyms: soulagement
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    type of:
    réconfort
    a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
  3. noun
    comfort in disappointment or misery
    synonyms: soulagement
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    type of:
    confort
    a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
  4. noun
    a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
    synonyms: réconfort
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    types:
    soulagement
    the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
    adoucissement, allègement
    the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
    type of:
    joie, plaisir
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
  5. noun
    the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
    synonyms: bénédiction, soulagement
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    type of:
    diminution, réduction
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
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