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appeasement
the act of calming someone by giving in to their demands
Synonyms
- placation
- conciliation
- concession
Antonyms
- provocation
- resistance
- defiance
appeasement in a sentence
The town council offered a small tax cut as an appeasement to angry residents.
Critics accused the mayor of appeasement when he quietly dropped the new parking fees after a single loud protest.
Where it comes from
From Old French apaisier 'to bring peace'
Memory hook
APPEASEment — APPEASE + -MENT: the act of making peace by giving in.
Read it in context
- The White Road Narrative
Practice appeasement in the app