German NOUN B1 Rank 4969

die Erleichterung

relief

die Erleichterung, die Erleichterungen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Erleichterung, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Erleichterung vs Befreiung

liberation / release

Both can express the positive feeling that comes after a burden has ended. Erleichterung directly names this relaxed feeling; Befreiung sounds stronger and also emphasizes that the burdensome situation has ended. For simply describing the feeling, Erleichterung is usually the better choice.

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Erleichterung

Als die Sorge endlich vorbei war, spürte sie große Erleichterung.

When the worry was finally over, she felt great relief.

Befreiung

Als die Sorge endlich vorbei war, empfand sie die Nachricht als Befreiung.

When the worry was finally over, she experienced the news as a release.

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