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/pælɪˈeɪʃən/ · noun
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief..
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.
Una nox dormienda means that one final night that has to be slept through after a few score years of pain and its palliations, of pleasure and disgust after pleasure.
The strong hand of the law is around your life and your wealth, but he who takes from you all that renders them valuable, the chances are, that his offence will find palliation and excuse; nay, that the laughers will be on his side.
Use palliation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Palliation means The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief..
Common synonyms include mitigation, extenuation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.
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