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    remission
    /rɪˈmɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty: "the scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees" Similar cancellationsetting asidesuspensionrevocation
    • 2. a temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain: "ten patients remained in remission" Similar respiteabeyancediminution of intensitydiminution of severity

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREMISSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Remission is a noun that means a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting someone, or a reduction of the time or amount of something. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of remission in English with Cambridge Dictionary.

    • Redemption

      REDEMPTION definition: 1. to be too bad to be improved or...

    • Remission in Traditional Chinese

      REMISSION translate: 疾病, （疾病的）緩解期，減輕期, 減少, 減刑;減少服刑時間, 宗教,...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › remissionRemission Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of REMISSION is the act or process of remitting. How to use remission in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › remissionREMISSION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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 /

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREMISSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › remissionremission noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Remission can mean a period of improvement in a serious illness, a reduction in prison time, or a cancellation of a debt. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with pictures and sentences.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › remissionRemission - definition of remission by The Free Dictionary

    Remission is a noun that means a lessening or disappearance of the symptoms of a disease, especially cancer, or a release from a debt, penalty, or obligation. See different sources and translations of remission in English and Spanish.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › remissionRemission - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.