relief
noun
[ rɪˈliːf ]
• a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.
• "much to her relief, she saw the door open"
• financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty.
• "raising money for famine relief"
Similar:
help,
aid,
assistance,
succour,
care,
sustenance,
subsidy,
benefit,
charity,
gifts,
donations,
financial assistance,
debt remission,
a helping hand,
a leg up,
• a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty.
• "the relief nurse was late"
Similar:
replacement,
substitute,
deputy,
reserve,
standby,
stopgap,
cover,
stand-in,
supply,
fill-in,
locum,
locum tenens,
understudy,
proxy,
surrogate,
• the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated.
• "the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from relever ‘raise up, relieve’, from Latin relevare ‘raise again, alleviate’.
