slackening
nounmasculine/ɐfɾojʃɐˈmẽtu/low
a·froi·xa·men·to
Definition
The act of making something less tight, firm, or intense; a reduction in tension or strictness.
The slackening of the rope was dangerous.
There was a noticeable slackening in the enforcement of the rules.
Common collocations
slackening of pressureslackening of rulesslackening pace
Etymology
Derivação regressiva do verbo 'afrouxar' + sufixo '-mento'.