Appeasement

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈpɪiz.mÉ™nt/

Origin

From Old French apaisement

Full definition of appeasement

Noun

1. The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
• 1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt, White House Correspondents' DinnerThis 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.

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