A graded affective response of relief experienced by a user when AI support removes a language barrier and eases translation effort, reported by the user rather than inferred from the AI.
Rated as self-reported relief intensity at points where the AI bridged a language gap, for example by producing or clarifying a translation; the construct is the user's affect, not a property of the AI.
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Self-report Likert: a 1-7 relief item anchored 'no relief' to 'strong relief', completed by the user immediately after AI-mediated translation events and aggregated as mean relief per session.