mollification | ||
1. | [ noun ] a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered | |
Related terms: | peaceableness pacify | |
2. | [ noun ] (sociology) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | |
Synonyms: | pacification | |
Examples: | "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants" "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" |
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Related terms: | appeasement pacify | |