appeasement

Definitions

The action or process of pacifying someone by acceding to their demands.

A policy of making concessions to a potential aggressor in order to maintain peace.

Examples

The policy of appeasement failed to prevent the outbreak of the war.

He realized that constant appeasement of his critics would only weaken his position.

Synonyms

conciliation pacification concession placation mollification propitiation compromise

Antonyms

confrontation defiance resistance aggression provocation intransigence obstinacy