appeasement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈpiːz.mənt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
This decision is the end of any attempts at appeasement in our land; the end of urging us to get along with the dictators, the end of compromise with tyranny and the forces of oppression.
1941, Roosevelt, Franklin, White House Correspondents' Dinner:What’s crucial is that the Taiwanese people preserve their individual freedom and the planet does not endure a third world war. The best way for the United States to pursue those goals is by maintaining America’s military support for Taiwan while also maintaining the “one China” framework that for more than four decades has helped keep the peace in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Hawks will call this appeasement. So be it. Ask them how many American lives they’re willing to risk so the United States can have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
2021 May 5, Peter Beinart, “Biden’s Taiwan Policy Is Truly, Deeply Reckless”, in New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2021:Senator, Saturday on television, you said that you had always thought that Quemoy and Matsu were unwise places to draw our defense line in the Far East. Would you comment further on that, and also address to this question: couldn't a pull-back from those islands be interpreted as appeasement?
1960 October 7, Edward P. Morgan, 50:55 from the start, in Presidential Candidates Debate, via C-SPAN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| appeasements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antiappeasement · reappeasement
Relateds
Translations (48)
eo mispacigo (the state of being appeased) · ko 유화정책 (policy of giving in to demands) · cmn 綏靖主義 /绥靖主义 (policy of giving in to demands) · hu megbékítés (policy of giving in to demands) · de Beschwichtigungspolitik (policy of giving in to demands) · it accomodamento (policy of giving in to demands) · lv nomierināšana (policy of giving in to demands) · uk умиротво́рення (policy of giving in to demands) · fa مماشات (the state of being appeased) · es aplacamiento (the state of being appeased) · ru умиротворе́ние (policy of giving in to demands) · it acquiescenza (policy of giving in to demands) · sv eftergiftspolitik (policy of giving in to demands) · ja 宥和 (the state of being appeased) · fi myönnytys (policy of giving in to demands) · ar تَسْوِيَة (policy of giving in to demands) · bg умиротворя́ване (policy of giving in to demands) · ro politică de conciliere (policy of giving in to demands) · pl appeasement (policy of giving in to demands) · ru умиротворе́ние (the state of being appeased) · ca sotmetiment (policy of giving in to demands) · cmn 綏靖政策 /绥靖政策 (policy of giving in to demands) · nl appeasement (policy of giving in to demands) · uk умиротво́рення (the state of being appeased) · hi तुष्टीकरण (policy of giving in to demands) · es apaciguamiento (the state of being appeased) · fi liennytys (the state of being appeased) · be улаго́джванне (policy of giving in to demands) · fr apaisement (policy of giving in to demands) · vi chính sách nhân nhượng (policy of giving in to demands) · ko 유화 (the state of being appeased) · tr yatıştırma (policy of giving in to demands) · de Appeasement (policy of giving in to demands) · da eftergivenhedspolitik (policy of giving in to demands) · fa مماشات (policy of giving in to demands) · it accomodantismo (policy of giving in to demands) · cs appeasement (policy of giving in to demands) · cmn 姑息 (the state of being appeased) · pt apaziguamento (the state of being appeased) · hy խաղաղեցում (policy of giving in to demands) · sk appeasement (policy of giving in to demands) · it riappacificazione (policy of giving in to demands) · pon kamwahu (policy of giving in to demands) · bg умиротворе́ние (policy of giving in to demands) · nl verzoeningspolitiek (policy of giving in to demands) · ca apaivagament (the state of being appeased) · fi liennytys (policy of giving in to demands) · ja 宥和政策 (policy of giving in to demands)