relieved
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Feeling a sense of relief; freed from anxiety, distress, or a burden: The state of experiencing happiness and relaxation because something unpleasant has stopped or a worrying situation has been resolved.
- Made easier to bear: Describing a negative feeling, such as pain or sorrow, that has been lessened in intensity.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She was relieved to hear her son had arrived home safely.
- I felt so relieved after I finished my final exam.
- The medicine relieved his pain. (Here, "relieved" is the past tense of the verb 'to relieve'.)
- With the pressure now relieved, he could think more clearly.
Advanced Usage
- "to be relieved of something": To have a duty, burden, or possession formally taken away.
- He was relieved of his command after the failed mission.
- The guard was relieved of his duty at midnight.
Variants and Related Words
- Relieve (verb): To cause a lessening or removal of something unpleasant (e.g., pain, stress, a duty).
- The news relieved my anxiety.
- Relief (noun): The feeling of happiness when something unpleasant stops or does not happen; or the act of removing or reducing something unpleasant.
- It was a great relief to find my lost keys.
- The fund provides relief to disaster victims.
Synonyms
- Reassured: Having had one's doubts or fears removed.
- Comforted: Made to feel less sad or worried.
- Glad: Feeling pleasure or happiness.
Related Phrases
- Breathe a sigh of relief: To show that you are relieved, often by audibly exhaling.
- We all breathed a sigh of relief when the storm passed.
- Much to someone's relief: Used to introduce the fact that something made someone feel relieved.
- Much to my relief, the car was not badly damaged.
Adjective
- extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
- the jutting limb of a tree
- massive projected buttresses
- his protruding ribs
- a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck
- (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear