APPEASEMENT

appeasement, calming

(noun) the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

appeasement (countable and uncountable, plural appeasements)

The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*pease"ment, n.

Definition: The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. Hayward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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