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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAppeaser
/əˈpiː.zər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who yields or makes concessions to an aggressive power or individual in order to maintain peace.
"History often judges the politicians of the 1930s harshly, viewing each appeaser as partly responsible for emboldening the aggressor." - 2
Someone who tries to calm, pacify, or satisfy someone else by giving in to their demands.
"She realized that acting as an eternal appeaser within the family was only enabling toxic behavior."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'appease', originating from Middle English 'apaisen', which traces back through Old French 'apaisier' to the Late Latin root 'pacare' (to pacify), from Latin 'pax' (peace). The suffix '-er' is added to denote a person who performs the action, with the political sense notably popularized in the 1930s regarding diplomatic concessions made to Nazi Germany.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appeaser" is said worldwide
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apaisement
Transliteration: a-pěz-mã
"Il a été qualifié d'apaisement par ses détracteurs politiques."
Besänftiger
Transliteration: bə-ˈzɛn-fɪ-ɡɐ
"Der Politiker wurde oft als Schwächling und Besänftiger kritisiert."
pacifiscatore
Transliteration: pa-chi-fi-ca-to-re
Script: pacificatore
"Fu accusato di essere un appeaser debole di fronte alle minacce."
apaciguador
Transliteration: a-pa-hi-gwa-dor
"El líder fue visto como un apaciguador que evitaba el conflicto a toda costa."
apaziguador
Transliteration: a-pa-zi-gwa-dor
"O apaziguador falhou em conter as ambições territoriais do ditador."
तुष्टीकरण करनेवाला
Transliteration: tushtikaran karnevala
"इतिहास में उसे एक कमज़ोर तुष्टीकरण करनेवाला माना जाता है।"
绥靖者
Transliteration: suí jìng zhě
"历史最终证明那个首相是一个懦弱的绥靖者。"
유화론자
Transliteration: yuhwalonja
"그 정치가들은 전쟁을 피하기 위해 유화론자로 행동했다."
妥協政策論者
Transliteration: dakyou seisaku ronsha
"彼は独裁者に対する無様な妥協政策論者だと批判された。"
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