Remission – Reduction in severity of illness, debt, charge or penalty
(Pronounced reh-mi-shun)
To remember the definition of the word remission, use the following mnemonic:
Re my mission (remission): it was to reduce in height and it worked.
Examples of remission in a sentence
She cried tears of joy as her cancer was in complete remission.
Due to the remission of the man’s arthritis, he could now move his joints easily enough to run a marathon.
After the student moved back in with her parents, the remission of her bills allowed her to save more money from her paycheck.
