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Synonyms for relieved

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-leev
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈliv

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Définition of relieved

Origin :
  • late 14c., "alleviate (pain, etc.), mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of," also "give alms to, provide for;" also figuratively, "take heart, cheer up;" from Old French relever "to raise, relieve" (11c.) and directly from Latin relevare "to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + levare "to lift up, lighten," from levis "not heavy" (see lever).
  • The notion is "to raise (someone) out of trouble." From c.1400 as "advance to the rescue in battle;" also "return from battle; recall (troops)." Meaning "release from duty" is from early 15c. Related: relieved; relieving.
  • adj eased in mind
  • adj deprived of something, or freed from it
  • adj lessened
Example sentences :
  • The deep gloom that had overshadowed the land had been relieved by one single ray.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I made every effort to get relieved from this odious work, but without avail.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • In a little while he was relieved, her eyelids began to tremble.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • "I will manage it," said Dr. Everett, speaking in a quick, relieved tone.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Yet there was a set of the mouth and a prominence of the chin which relieved him of any trace of effeminacy.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There was such sincerity in her voice that Wilson was relieved.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • I leaned against the mantel, relieved by his going, but unutterably lonely.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • By no fault of mine I am relieved of the danger of seeing beauty like—like this too common.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • I am so relieved, and more tired than I have ever guessed a woman could be.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Oh, well, there was nothing in that," said Eileen in a relieved tone.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

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