mitigation

atténuation, réduction

Action de rendre moins grave quelque chose de nuisible ou de désagréable.

En anglais simple : The act of making something harmful or unpleasant less serious.

• Risk mitigation is part of the plan.
• The city invested in flood mitigation.
• These measures allow some mitigation of the harmful effects.

Comment l'utiliser : mitigation of something (The plan focuses on mitigation of flood damage.)

Synonymes : reduction, alleviation, lessening

Contraires : aggravation

Expressions courantes : risk mitigation, climate mitigation, mitigation measures, mitigation of damage