Mitigatory (Adjective)
Meaning
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a mitigatory medication to help alleviate the patient's chronic pain.
- The counselor's empathetic listening provided a mitigatory effect on the grieving family's sorrow.
- The charity's financial assistance had a mitigatory impact on the struggling single mother's stress levels.
- The calming music played in the hospital room had a mitigatory effect on the anxious patient's nerves.
- The support group's camaraderie offered a mitigatory influence on the members' feelings of loneliness and isolation.