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Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-peez
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpiz



Definition of appeasement

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "pacification," from Middle French apeisement, Old French apaisement "appeasement, calming," noun of action from apaisier (see appease). First recorded 1919 in international political sense; not pejorative until failure of Chamberlain's policy toward Germany in 1939 (Methods of appeasement was Chamberlain's description of his policy).
  • noun satisfaction; pacification

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