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- [pees-mey-ker]
- /ˈpisˌmeɪ kər/
- /ˈpiːsmeɪkɪŋ/
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- [pees-mey-ker]
- /ˈpisˌmeɪ kər/
Definitions of peacemaking word
- noun peacemaking a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight. 1
- noun peacemaking act of ending war, conciliation 1
- adjective peacemaking conciliatory, ending war 1
- uncountable noun peacemaking Peacemaking efforts are attempts to persuade countries or groups to stop fighting with each other. 0
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Origin of peacemaking
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at peace, maker
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Parts of speech for Peacemaking
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peacemaking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
peacemaking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peacemaking
adj peacemaking
- at peace — in a state of harmony or friendship
adjective peacemaking
- appeasing — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- conciliatory — When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
Antonyms for peacemaking
adj peacemaking
- demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- dissentious — contentious; quarrelsome.
- incendiary — used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
noun peacemaking
- flack — antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed.
- imbroglio — a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
- knock-down-drag-out — marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
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