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mitigation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mitigation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mitigation [ n.]
- The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.

Meaning of 'mitigation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mitigation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the action of lessening in severity or intensity
Example in sentence:
  • the object being control or moderation of economic depressions