appeasement
noun
ap·pease·ment
ə-ˈpēz-mənt 
plural appeasements
1
: the act or action of appeasing someone or something
… one tribe may go in for the appeasement of local ghosts …—
W. D. Howells
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: a policy of appeasing an enemy or potential aggressor by making concessions
Although appeasement may work in individual cases, terrorist groups with global ambitions cannot be appeased by territorial concessions. —Walter Laqueur
Walter Laqueur The Munich analogy—recalling the Allies' appeasement of Germany over its demands on Czechoslovakia in 1938—has been cited again and again, and this is understandable. —Fredric Smoler
Fredric Smoler 2
: the state of being satisfied
an experience from which he derived little appeasement
… we are relieved to read of Shaw … alleviating the tedium of a vegetarian diet with secret gorges on boiled sweets and cake; his sensuality found appeasement in sugar.—Robertson Davies
Robertson DaviesExamples of appeasement in a Sentence
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And why does one guy with nothing to carry need a pickup truck and/or SUV?
I’m ticked off that as a veteran public school teacher, school administrators are less concerned about academic rigor, and more concerned about parental appeasement.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Others like Mark Zuckerberg, who recently changed Meta’s policies on fact-checking in an apparent appeasement of the incoming administration (after previously suspending Trump’s Facebook account while Biden was in charge), changed their tune after Trump was elected.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In a statement, Cuban-American Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of appeasement.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
And appeasement could lead to accusations from other member states that multilateral institutions are compromising their principles.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Others like Mark Zuckerberg, who recently changed Meta’s policies on fact-checking in an apparent appeasement of the incoming administration (after previously suspending Trump’s Facebook account while Biden was in charge), changed their tune after Trump was elected.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In a statement, Cuban-American Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of appeasement.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
And appeasement could lead to accusations from other member states that multilateral institutions are compromising their principles.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeasement. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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