What does "appeasement" mean?

The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

How do you pronounce "appeasement"?

Pronounced //əˈpiːz.mənt//.

Common synonyms include: abatement, accommodation, allayment, alleviation, analgesia, anesthesia.

/əˈpiːz.mənt/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace. countable, uncountable
"This decision is the end of any attempts at appeasement in our land; the end of urging us to get along with the dictators, the end of compromise with tyranny and the forces of oppression."
2
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) wordnet

"Appeasement must always trump confrontation."

From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.