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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