appeasement

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appeasement

  • /əˈpiːz.mənt/

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From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.

noun appeasements

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace. This decision is the end of any attempts at appeasement in our land; the end of urging us to get along with the dictators, the end of compromise with tyranny and the forces of oppression.

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noun the state of being appeased

Españolaplacamiento, apaciguamiento
한국어유화 yuhwa
日本語宥和 yūwa
中文姑息 gūxī
Portuguêsapaziguamento
Русскийумиротворе́ние umirotvorénije

noun policy of giving in to demands

한국어유화정책 yuhwajeongchaek
日本語宥和政策 yūwa seisaku
中文綏靖主義 /绥靖主义 suíjìng zhǔyì, 綏靖政策 /绥靖政策 suíjìng zhèngcè
हिन्दीतुष्टीकरण tuṣṭīkraṇ
Françaisapaisement
DeutschBeschwichtigungspolitik, Appeasement
Italianoriappacificazione, accomodamento, accomodantismo, acquiescenza
Românăpolitică de conciliere
Русскийумиротворе́ние umirotvorénije
Tiếng Việtchính sách nhân nhượng
العربيةتَسْوِيَة taswiya

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@misc{appeasement_2026,
  title = {appeasement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appeasement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}