assuaged

American  

[uh-sweyjd, uh-sweyzhd] / əˈsweɪdʒd, əˈsweɪʒd /

adjective

1. made milder or less severe; eased.

   She thought with assuaged grief of her father's tragic death, and how he would have loved to see her now, about to be married.

2. (of hunger, thirst, etc.) satisfied or relieved.

   That’s how it is with desire—it flares up again once the briefly assuaged appetite returns.

3. soothed, calmed, or mollified.

   Volunteering at the clinic gives me an opportunity for social interaction as well as an assuaged conscience because I’m helping out with an important issue.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of assuage.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unassuaged
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of assuaged

assuage ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

That hasn’t assuaged concerns among some that a dot-com-style bubble may be building, especially given the sharp run-up.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

In an instant, Urbina’s fears had been assuaged.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

That was partly assuaged when the cast, made up of up-and-coming talent rather than established names, was announced.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Refunds could raise questions about the fate of tariff revenue, an estimated $350 billion annualized, which has assuaged worries about the fiscal deficit.

From Barron's • Dec. 14, 2025

Safiya and Aisha were harder to read, but for the time being her kids’ fears had been assuaged and now Kathy only had to worry about her own.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers