mitigation
noun
10 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
2
The action of lessening in severity or intensity.
3
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
WORD FORMS
Related formmitigate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinitigationmay
Starts & ends withM … N
Syllablesmit · i · ga · tion
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