Mitigation

Quick meaning: Mitigation is a noun meaning A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

Meaning

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

Example Sentences

Its [the gantry crane's] noise-mitigation characteristics even include a soft-landing feature to minimise the noise when containers are lowered.

One possible drought mitigation strategy for Afghanistan is to divert excess water from water-rich river basins to water-scarce river basins in cases where this is technologically, economically and environmentally feasible.

Two golden hours, in which the astonishing news of the intended party was revealed to Louisa, with all of its contrivances, expenses, and mitigations, so far as they were elucidated, were given and said to be "done in her honour;".

Much of the arable land acquired by HS2 is being used for mitigation planting, in an attempt to achieve the goal set by HS2 Ltd for Phase 1, which will mean there should be no measurable loss of biodiversity after construction of the line compared with what was there before.

Word Forms

• mitigations

Synonyms for mitigation

Depending on context, synonyms include extenuation, palliation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include extenuation, palliation, alleviate, relief, relieve, easing.

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