Associations to the word «Mitigation»

Wiktionary

MITIGATION, noun. Relief; alleviation

Dictionary definition

MITIGATION, noun. To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
MITIGATION, noun. A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
MITIGATION, noun. The action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions".

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia