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remission

[ ri-mish-uhn ]
/ rɪˈmɪʃ ən /
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noun

the act of remitting.
pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.
the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.
Medicine/Medical.
  1. a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease.
  2. a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs: The patient's leukemia was in remission.

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RELATED WORDS

reprieve, exemption, amnesty, forgiveness, absolution, exoneration, abatement, release, discharge, indulgence, excuse, mercy, interruption, letup, ebb, alleviation, reduction, amelioration, break, diminution

Nearby words

  1. reminiscential,
  2. remiped,
  3. remise,
  4. remiss,
  5. remissible,
  6. remissive,
  7. remissively,
  8. remissly,
  9. remit,
  10. remitt.

Origin of remission

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin remissiōn- (stem of remissiō). See remiss, -ion
ANTONYMS FOR remission
2. blame, censure. 3. intensification.
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Related formsnon·re·mis·sion, noun
Can be confusedremission remittance
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British Dictionary definitions for remission

remission

less commonly remittal (rɪˈmɪtəl)

/ (rɪˈmɪʃən) /

noun

the act of remitting or state of being remitted
a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conducthe got three years' remission
forgiveness for sin
discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc
lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease
Derived Formsremissive, adjectiveremissively, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for remission

remission

n.

c.1200, "forgiveness or pardon (of sins)," from Old French remission "forgiveness (of sins), relief" (12c.), from Latin remissionem (nominative remissio) "relaxation, diminishing," lit. "a sending back, sending away," noun of action from past participle stem of remittere "slacken, let go, abate" (see remit). Used of diseases since early 15c.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for remission

remission

[ rĭ-mĭsh′ən ]

n.

Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.
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Science definitions for remission

remission

[ rĭ-mĭsh′ən ]

Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
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Culture definitions for remission

remission

A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.

Note

The term remission is often used in speaking of sufferers from leukemia or other cancers whose symptoms lessen or disappear. In such a case, the disease is said to be “in remission.” The period of remission may last only briefly or may extend over several months or years.
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