relief
n. uncountablen. the good feeling you have when something painful or worrying stops. It is like taking a deep breath after a stressful situation is over.
n. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following the release from anxiety or distress. Often functions as the head of a prepositional phrase with 'of'.
It was a huge relief to hear that everyone was safe.
The rain brought much-needed relief to the farmers after three weeks of record-breaking heat and dry soil.
While the immediate relief of the ceasefire was palpable among the civilian population, the underlying tensions that had sparked the conflict remained largely unaddressed by the new treaty.
From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.
From Italian rilievo, from rilevare (“to raise”), from Latin relevō (“to raise”).
Frequently paired with the preposition 'of' or followed by an infinitive clause ('relief to find').