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diminution collapse: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

lenitive collapse: remedy that eases pain and discomfort

purgative collapse: a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

subduing collapse

numbing collapse: causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief"

lessening collapse

anesthesia collapse: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

letdown collapse

abatement collapse: the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"

soothing collapse: affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn"

modulation collapse: the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect); (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase; a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

exhaustion collapse: the act of exhausting something entirely; extreme fatigue

balmy collapse: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"

remission collapse: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court); an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"

leniency collapse

attrition collapse: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"; sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

letup collapse: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

analgesic collapse: a medicine used to relieve pain; capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"

tempering collapse: moderating by making more temperate

anodyne collapse

mild collapse: moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

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