mitigation
n. uncountablen. the act of making something bad or painful less severe. You use this word when talking about reducing the damage from a problem.
n. the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something. Often used in legal, environmental, or technical contexts to describe preventative measures.
The city is working on flood mitigation to protect homes.
Effective risk mitigation requires identifying potential problems before they escalate into full-scale crises.
The environmental impact report suggested several mitigation strategies, including the restoration of local wetlands to offset the damage caused by the new highway construction.
From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mitigatio.
Often followed by the preposition 'of' plus a noun phrase representing the negative impact being reduced.