appeasement
noun/əˈpiːzmənt/
/əˈpiːzmənt/
[uncountable] (formal, usually disapproving)- the practice of giving a country what it wants in order to avoid war
- a policy of appeasement
CultureThe word appeasement is used to describe the British government's policy of trying to remain on friendly terms with Hitler and Mussolini, despite their aggressive actions, before the Second World War.see also Neville Chamberlain, the Munich AgreementDefinitions on the go
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- the act of making somebody calmer or less angry by giving them what they want
- The statues were devoted to the glory and appeasement of the gods.
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