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- [uh-peez]
- /əˈpiz/
- /əˈpiːzmənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-peez]
- /əˈpiz/
Definitions of appeasement word
- uncountable noun appeasement Appeasement means giving people what they want to prevent them from harming you or being angry with you. 3
- noun appeasement the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace 3
- noun appeasement the act of appeasing 3
- noun appeasement an appeasing or being appeased 3
- noun appeasement the policy of giving in to the demands of a hostile or aggressive power in an attempt to keep the peace 3
- verb with object appeasement to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. 1
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Origin of appeasement
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English apesen < Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er, equivalent to a- a-5 + paisi- peace + -er infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Appeasement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appeasement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
appeasement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for appeasement
noun appeasement
- moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- conciliation — Conciliation is willingness to end a disagreement or the process of ending a disagreement.
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- abatement — Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it.
- reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
Antonyms for appeasement
noun appeasement
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
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