Antonyms for palliation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pal-ee-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl iˌeɪt

Definition of palliation

Origin : "alleviate without curing," early 15c., from Medieval Latin palliatus, literally "cloaked," from past participle of Late Latin palliare "cover with a cloak, conceal," from Latin pallium "cloak" (see pall (n.)). Related: Palliated; palliating; palliation.

noun relief

Example sentences :

But what then can I plead for a palliation to myself of my mother's sufferings on my account?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

This was a dreadful state of affairs indeed, and one which admits of no palliation.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

What had I to do but to try for a palliation of my confusion, since it served me not?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The prisoner felt that nothing could be said in palliation of this charge.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

"She's pretty near all in," he said, in palliation of this action.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

Sometimes remorse is advanced by criminals as a palliation of their crimes.
Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero

Appearances were against you, and your condemnation was my brother's palliation, if not acquittal.
Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

But that, as any critic who is not an advocate must see, is no palliation.
Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury

What have you to say in palliation of the injury you have done me?
Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor » by Samuel James Arnold

There was not a word of excuse, explanation, or palliation in it from beginning to end.
Extract from : « Blue Lights » by R.M. Ballantyne

Synonyms for palliation

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