relief
What is the Definition of relief?
Noun:
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- assistance in time of difficulty
- a pause for relaxation
- a change for the better
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
How can I use relief in a sentence?
He squeezed through it, holding his breath, trying not to move it, and to his relief he managed to get inside the room without their noticing anything.
His relief must have showed in his face, because Filch said, I suppose you think you will be enjoying yourself with that oaf?
Harry's partner was Seamus Finnigan (which was a relief, because Neville had been trying to catch his eye).
Aunt Petunia had decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great relief, Harry was not punished.
It was a relief to be away from the smell of the troll, quite apart from anything else.
Other meanings of relief (synonyms, cognates).
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