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- Dictionaryremission/rɪˈmɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty: "the scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees" Similar
- 2. a temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain: "ten patients remained in remission" Similar
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REMISSION definition: 1. a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting someone: 2. a reduction of…. Learn more.
The meaning of REMISSION is the act or process of remitting. How to use remission in a sentence.
noun. the act of remitting or state of being remitted. a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct. he 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. remission. / rĭ-mĭsh ′ ən /
noun. 1. the act of remitting or state of being remitted. 2. a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct. he got three years' remission. 3. forgiveness for sin. 4. discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc. 5. lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease.
noun. /rɪˈmɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] a period during which a serious illness improves for a time and the patient seems to get better. in remission The patient has been in remission for the past six months. The symptoms reappeared after only a short remission. a period of remission. Topics Health problems c2. Definitions on the go.
1. the act of remitting. 2. pardon; forgiveness, as of offenses. 3. abatement or diminution, as of intensity. 4. the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc. 5. a. a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease. b. a period during which such a remission occurs.
Remission refers to a stage of lesser intensity, when something subsides or improves. Remission is usually a good thing — like when your cancer is in remission, it means that it is manageable and not getting any worse.
