mitigation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The application of one or more measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/or lessen its consequences.
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
Wordset Dictionary
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Wordset Dictionary
a partial excuse to mitigate censure
Classifications
Entity Type
Control95%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- extenuationmoderationpalliation
- alternatephrasing
- Mitigation
- plural
- mitigations
- possessive
- mitigation's
- pluralpossessive
- mitigations'