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mitigation

[ mit-i-gey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances:
Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents.
the act of making a condition or consequence less severe:
the mitigation of a punishment.
the act of alleviating harmful or dangerous conditions or of reducing the harm inflicted by them:
radon mitigation;
mitigation of climate change;
aircraft noise mitigation.
the process of becoming milder, gentler, or less severe.
a mitigating circumstance, event, or consequence.

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non·mit·i·ga·tion noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mitigation¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Anglo-French, Middle French mitigacion, from Latin mitigātiōn-, stem of mitigātiō, equivalent to mitigāt(us), past participle of mitigāre “to calm, soften, soothe” + -iō -ion ( def ); mitigate ( def )

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