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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBeschwichtigung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bəˈʃvɪçtɪɡʊŋ
"Die Politik der Beschwichtigung erwies sich als wirkungslos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of pacifying someone by acceding to their demands.
"The government's policy of appeasement failed to prevent the outbreak of conflict." - 2
The diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict.
"Historians continue to debate whether the strategy of appeasement was a necessary gamble or a fatal miscalculation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'appesen', originating from the Old French 'apaisier', which combines the prefix 'a-' (from Latin 'ad-') and 'pais' (peace). It evolved through the centuries to denote the act of pacifying or soothing, gaining significant political notoriety in the 1930s regarding diplomatic concessions to aggressive powers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appeasement" is said worldwide
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apaisement
Transliteration: ah-payz-mahnt
"La politique d'apaisement n'a pas suffi à maintenir la paix."
Beschwichtigung
Transliteration: bəˈʃvɪçtɪɡʊŋ
"Die Politik der Beschwichtigung erwies sich als wirkungslos."
appeasement
Transliteration: appeasement
"La politica di appeasement fu aspramente criticata."
apaciguamiento
Transliteration: a.pa.θi.ɣwaˈmjen.to
"El pacto fue visto como una forma de apaciguamiento."
apaziguamento
Transliteration: a.pa.zi.gwɐˈmẽ.tu
"A política de apaziguamento falhou em conter o agressor."
तुष्टीकरण
Transliteration: tushtikaran
"तुष्टीकरण की राजनीति लंबे समय तक नहीं चल सकती।"
绥靖
Transliteration: suíjìng
Script: 绥靖政策
"绥靖政策未能阻止战争的爆发。"
유화책
Transliteration: yuhwachaek
Script: 유화정책
"그들은 침략자에 대한 유화책을 포기했습니다."
妥協政策
Transliteration: dakyou seisaku
Script: 宥和政策
"宥和政策は最終的に失敗に終わった。"
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