mollification

• Substantivo que designa o ato de acalmar alguém ou torná-lo mais bem-disposto, ou o estado de tranquilidade ou suavização.

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.

   Apaziguamento

   • 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.

   Sinônimosappeasementassuagementcalmingconciliationpacificationplacationsoothing

   Antônimosagitationexacerbationirritationprovocation

2. Act of appeasingC1formal

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

   Apaziguamento

   • 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.

   Sinônimosappeasementcalmingconciliationpacificationplacationpropitiationsoothing