remission
the act of remitting.
pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.
the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.
Medicine/Medical.
a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease.
a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs: The patient's leukemia was in remission.
Origin of remission
1Other words for remission
| 2 | absolution |
| 3 | lessening, relaxation |
| 4 | release |
Opposites for remission
Other words from remission
- non·re·mis·sion, noun
Words that may be confused with remission
- remission , remittance
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British Dictionary definitions for remission
less commonly remittal (rɪˈmɪtəl)
/ (rɪˈmɪʃən) /
the act of remitting or state of being remitted
a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct: he got three years' remission
forgiveness for sin
discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc
lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease
Derived forms of remission
- remissive, adjective
- remissively, adverb
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Scientific definitions for remission
[ rĭ-mĭsh′ən ]
Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
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Cultural definitions for remission
A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.
Notes for remission
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