English
Noun
appeasement (plural: appeasements)

1. The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

#*1941: w: Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt, Franklin, White House Correspondents' Dinner
#*: 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 and the forces of oppression.

Related terms
appease
appeaser

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