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mollifier

mollifier

8.2
A person who calms others in tense situations
  • noun
  • /ˈmɒlɪfaɪər/
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  • As a skilled mollifier, he was often called upon to resolve family disputes.

Examples

  • The manager played the role of mollifier when tensions rose among the team members.

  • During the heated debate, she acted as a mollifier to keep everyone calm.

  • The therapist is a great mollifier during family disputes.

  • She acted as a mollifier in the heated meeting.

  • During the heated debate, she acted as a mollifier to keep everyone calm.

  • The manager played the role of mollifier when tensions rose among the team members.

  • As a skilled mollifier, he was often called upon to resolve family disputes.

Synonyms

reliever
vsmollifier
9 3.7

Something that makes pain or worry less

calms people emotionally in social tension rather than easing bodily pain
comforter
vsmollifier
5 3.4

A person who helps someone feel less sad or worried

soothes people during tense interactions rather than mainly offering sympathy
conciliator
vsmollifier
1 7.0

A person who helps two people or groups stop arguing and reach an agreement

calms others in tense moments rather than negotiating agreements between sides
pacifier
vsmollifier
1 7.0

A person who calms people and helps stop conflict

focuses on calming individuals in tense situations rather than stopping conflicts
soother
vsmollifier
4.2

A person who calms others during arguments or distress

calms others in tense situations rather than only in personal distress

Antonyms

53 4.9

A person, group, or country that starts a fight

12 6.8

A person who starts trouble or urges others to act

How Calming

peacemaker
23 3.7
pacifier
1 7.0
mollifier
8.2
soother
4.2
comforter
5 3.4

Surface Forms

mollifier singular
mollifiers plural

Morphology

mollifier = mollify (transparent) = mollify + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization: 'mollify' + '-er' yields a person or thing that soothes or calms.

Etymology

Mollifier comes from the Latin root moll- meaning 'soft', the same root you see in the verb mollify and in mollusc ('soft-bodied animal'). So a mollifier is someone who 'softens' a tense situation by calming or soothing people.