ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n ɹəˈmɪʃ(ə)n ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ ˈsʌbsɪdəns the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it a gradual sinking to a lower level an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) his cancer is in remission