pacification

• Nom désignant l'action d'établir la paix ou d'apaiser une situation, souvent par la diplomatie ou la force, ou un accord mettant fin à des hostilités.

A noun referring to the act of bringing peace or calming a situation, often through diplomacy or force, or a treaty that ends hostilities.

1. Act of appeasingC1formal

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

   Action d'apaiser

   • The leader's speech was an attempt at pacification of the angry crowd.
   • Pacification of the protesters required careful negotiation.
   • His gentle words were a form of pacification for the upset child.

   Synonymesappeasementconciliationmollificationplacationpropitiationsoothing

   Antonymesagitationenragementincitementprovocation

2. Peace treatyC1formal

   A formal agreement or treaty to end hostilities between opposing parties.

   Traité de paix

   • The pacification treaty was signed after years of war.
   • Both nations agreed to a pacification to restore peace.
   • The pacification brought an end to the border conflicts.

3. Counter-insurgency actionsC2formal

   Actions taken by a government or military to defeat an insurgency and restore order.

   Actions de contre-insurrection

   • The government's pacification campaign targeted rebel strongholds.
   • Pacification efforts included both military force and economic aid.
   • The region remained unstable despite years of pacification.

   Synonymescounterinsurgencyquellingstabilizationsubjugationsuppression

   Antonymesescalationincitementprovocation