noun
- plural of assuager; people or things that calm, soothe, or reduce the intensity of something painful or unpleasant
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- Music and art are powerful assuagers of grief and emotional pain.
- The doctor prescribed several assuagers to help manage the patient's chronic discomfort.
- Time and supportive friends are natural assuagers of heartbreak.
- These remedies serve as assuagers of inflammation in the body.
- Kind words can be among the most effective assuagers of anxiety.