mollification

• Nom désignant l'action de calmer quelqu'un ou de l'amener à une disposition d'esprit plus favorable, ou l'état de celui qui est apaisé ou adouci.

A noun referring to the act of appeasing someone or causing them to be more favorably inclined, or the state of being appeased or tempered.

1. State of being appeasedC1formal

   A condition of being calmed, soothed, or made less intense.

   état d'apaisement

   • The mollification of the angry crowd took hours of negotiation.
   • His mollification was evident after receiving a sincere apology.
   • The treaty brought a sense of mollification to the warring nations.

   Synonymesappeasementassuagementcalmingconciliationpacificationplacationsoothing

   Antonymesagitationexacerbationirritationprovocation

2. Act of appeasingC1formal

   The action of calming someone down or making them more favorably inclined.

   Action d'apaiser

   • The manager's mollification of the dissatisfied customer involved a full refund.
   • Her mollification of the committee was achieved through careful diplomacy.
   • Mollification of the opposition required significant concessions.

   Synonymesappeasementcalmingconciliationpacificationplacationpropitiationsoothing