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reconcilement

reconcilement

6.5
The act of making people or groups friendly again after a disagreement
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛkənˈsaɪlmənt/
translation icon : reconciliación
  • After months of tension, a formal reconcilement was finally achieved between the teams.

Examples

  • The reconcilement of the two parties was celebrated by everyone.

  • The community celebrated the reconcilement that ended years of rivalry.

  • The reconcilement of the two families brought peace to the village.

  • After months of tension, their reconcilement was a relief.

  • After their long argument, they sought a reconcilement to restore their friendship.

  • The organization's reconcilement efforts helped bridge the gap between the conflicting parties.

  • The couple worked hard at achieving reconcilement following their recent disagreements.

Synonyms

reconciliation
vsreconcilement
114 5.3

A return to friendly relations after a disagreement

is the same idea but uses a different word form
rapprochement
vsreconcilement
  • Formal
7 9.9

Making friendly relations again between countries or groups

applies to any people or groups rather than mainly countries
conciliation
vsreconcilement
6 6.7

An act that brings people or groups back to peace with help from a neutral person

focuses on restoring friendly relations without mentioning a neutral helper

Antonyms

to conflict
135 4.1

To be against something or not agree with it

alienation
30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

How Reconciled

forgiveness
333 2.2
rapprochement
  • Formal
7 9.9
reconcilement
6.5
settlement
  • Formal
384 3.3
truce
171 4.0

Surface Forms

reconcilement singular
reconcilements plural

Morphology

reconcilement = reconcile (transparent) = reconcile + ment

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ment' to the verb 'reconcile', yielding 'the act or result of reconciling', a directly derivable meaning.

Etymology

Reconcilement comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and concili- 'bring together', like in council. So it means bringing people back together and making them friendly again after a disagreement.