Appeasement: meaning, definitions and examples
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appeasement
[ ษหpiหzmษnt ]
international relations
The action of appeasing; the state of being appeased. In the context of international relations, it refers to the policy of making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict.
Synonyms
conciliation, pacification, placation
Examples of usage
- The policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany in the 1930s ultimately failed to prevent World War II.
- The appeasement of a dictator only emboldens them to further aggression.
general
The act of pacifying or soothing someone or something. It can also refer to the act of relieving or reducing tensions or hostilities.
Synonyms
calming, reassurance, soothing
Examples of usage
- The mother's appeasement of her crying baby calmed him down.
- The appeasement of the situation prevented it from escalating into a full-blown conflict.
Translations
Translations of the word "appeasement" in other languages:
๐ต๐น apaziguamento
๐ฎ๐ณ เคถเคพเคเคคเคฟเคตเคพเคฆ
๐ฉ๐ช Beschwichtigung
๐ฎ๐ฉ perdamaian
๐บ๐ฆ ัะผะธัะพัะฒะพัะตะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ uspokojenie
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฎฅๅๆฟ็ญ
๐ซ๐ท apaisement
๐ช๐ธ apaciguamiento
๐น๐ท yatฤฑลtฤฑrma
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงุณุชุฑุถุงุก
๐จ๐ฟ usmรญลenรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ upokojenie
๐จ๐ณ ็ปฅ้ๆฟ็ญ
๐ธ๐ฎ pomiritev
๐ฎ๐ธ friรฐรพรฆging
๐ฐ๐ฟ ััะฝัััะฐะฝะดััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแจแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sakitlษลdirmษ
๐ฒ๐ฝ apaciguamiento
Word origin
The term 'appeasement' originated from the verb 'appease' which comes from Old French 'apaisier', meaning to calm, pacify, or reconcile. The concept of appeasement has been a topic of debate and criticism in the realm of international relations, particularly in the context of the policy towards aggressive regimes in history.
See also: appease, appeasing, unappeasability.