1. the action of making a disease or its symptoms less severe without curing it
Usage: medical
2. the action of making something bad seem less serious or offensive

Examples

• The doctor focused on palliation of the patient’s pain rather than attempting a cure.
• Hospice care emphasizes palliation and comfort for terminally ill patients.
• The medication provided palliation of her chronic symptoms.
• His apology was merely a palliation of his serious mistake.
• The politician’s explanation seemed like palliation rather than genuine accountability.
• Palliation of the crisis required immediate action from the government.