pacification
- noun
- /ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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apaciguamiento
- After the argument, she sought pacification by offering an apology to her friend.
And then he says these are pacification drugs.
- And then he says these are pacification drugs.
Examples
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The potential benefits of this race go way beyond urban pacification.
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Please remain calm pacification and neutralization is underway
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The purpose of this conversation is to achieve the pacification, and coordination of our interests, by reviewing our fidelity deal.
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Yet 10 years in Afghanistan and we are no closer to achieving any vague, undefined victory or even pacification.
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You might find momentary pacification or momentary comfort or maybe long term comfort, but that's often the problem.
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You might find momentary pacification or momentary comfort or maybe long term comfort, but that's often the problem.
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The pacification of the crowd was necessary to prevent any further escalation of violence.
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The therapist's main goal is the pacification of her clients' anxieties through various coping strategies.
Synonyms
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To calm someone by giving in to their demands to avoid conflict
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An action that makes someone less angry or upset
An action that calms someone who is angry
An action that makes someone less angry by calming them or giving them what they want
Reducing the violence in a conflict to make it less dangerous
Making a tense situation calmer, for example by calming people or removing a fuse
Antonyms
How Calming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pacification comes from the Latin root pax meaning 'peace' and the verb pacify meaning 'to make peace'. So a pacification in daily life is the act of calming or appeasing someone to make them peaceful or less angry.