appeasement
appeasement · appeasements
умиротворення
умиротворение
Beschwichtigungspolitik, Appeasement
The state of being appeasedThe state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
/əˈpiːz.mənt/
» Appeasement must always trump confrontation.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
Beschwichtigungspolitik, Appeasement
умиротворе́ниеumirotvorénije, умиротворе́ниеumirotvorénije
умиротво́ренняumyrotvórennja, умиротво́ренняumyrotvórennja
More definitions
- the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
Examples
1 sentencesAppeasement must always trump confrontation.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
By meaning 1
the state of being appeased:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
policy of giving in to demands:
Origin
From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.
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Forms
plural: appeasements| Singular | appeasement |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of):calming
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable