remission

re·mis·sion

noun \ri-ˈmi-shən\

Definition of REMISSION

1

: the act or process of remitting

2

: a state or period during which something is remitted

Examples of REMISSION

1. The patient is in remission.
2. a temporary remission of symptoms
3. He was given remission for good behavior.

First Known Use of REMISSION

13th century

Related to REMISSION

Synonyms: absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, pardon, remittal

Antonyms: penalty, punishment, retribution

Related Words: parole; acquittal, exculpation, exoneration, vindication; condonation; exemption, immunity, impunity, indemnity; commutation, commuting, reprieve; clemency, leniency, mercy

Near Antonyms: conviction, sentence; assessment, charge, fine, imposition, levying; castigation, chastening, chastisement, condemnation

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Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with REMISSION

addition, admission, ambition, attrition, audition, beautician, clinician, cognition, coition, commission, condition, contrition, demission, dentition, dismission, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician, fruition, ignition, Kittitian, lenition, logician, magician, Mauritian, monition, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, omission, optician, partition, patrician, perdition, permission, petition, Phoenician, physician, Politian, position, punition, rendition, sedition, submission, suspicion, tactician, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition