appeasement
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7.4
- noun
- /əˈpiːzmənt/
:
apaciguamiento
- For history teaches us, with unmistakable emphasis, that appeasement but begets new and bloodier war.
- appeasement policy
- appeasement strategy
- political appeasement
History teaches us appeasement does not work.
- History teaches us appeasement does not work.
- Follow Crockett, follow AOC, follow Bernie and stop this nonsense appeasement.
- So I guess my question to you is, how much of this do you think is an is an appeasement to China versus the US?
- This was all appeasement by the Democrats to defer to patriarchal systems.
- Just believe that everything can be solved by negotiation, by appeasement, by reasonable agreement between the parties.
- So that's why I this is appeasement.
- And the one of the things that people do, they are called appeasement cues.
- They're about appeasement, about their coffer, about putting new stained glass windows up.
Examples
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Appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive.
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The Dutch were to learn in May 1940 that this appeasement would not spare them from a Nazi invasion.
Academic text (1998) -
And it is the classic argument against appeasement out of fear.
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Sacrifice short term appeasement for long term peace.
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Just believe that everything can be solved by negotiation, by appeasement, by reasonable agreement between the parties.
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It demands a result, not an appeasement.
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The officer corps interpreted the sanctioning strategy as revenge and the appeasement strategy as weakness.
Academic text (2000) -
Such assaults cannot defeat the United States but may cause panic and make appeasement tempting.
Academic text (1999) -
Such levels of political pandering and appeasement are disingenuous and condescending; artists know it, and so does the public.
Academic text (1999) -
The government's policy of appeasement towards the angry protesters aimed to calm their demands and avoid further conflict.
Synonyms
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An act that brings people or groups back to peace with help from a neutral person
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An action that makes someone less angry or upset
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A small thing given to calm someone who is angry or unhappy
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A time when two countries reduce hostility and improve relations
An action that makes someone less angry by calming them or giving them what they want
An action that calms someone who is angry
Calming people who are angry or upset
A way of making compromises to keep peace and avoid conflict
Actions that try to stop fighting and help people agree
Antonyms
How Conciliatory
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word appeasement comes from appease, which comes from an old French root pais meaning 'peace'. So appeasement is the act of trying to make peace or calm someone, often by giving them what they want to avoid a fight.