Pacification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined

a treaty to cease hostilities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌasɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌasɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /pˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants
his unsuccessful mollification of the mob
peace came on November 11th

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

peace mollification counterinsurgency peace treaty

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined “a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants”
noun	a treaty to cease hostilities “peace came on November 11th”
noun	actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

Word Forms

pacify	verb	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
mollify	verb	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
counterinsurgent	adjective	of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befriedung

der Akt, jemanden zu besänftigen oder jemanden zu einer positiveren Einstellung zu veranlassen

🇪🇸Spanish

pacificación

el acto de apaciguar a alguien o hacer que alguien se sienta más favorablemente inclinado

🇮🇹Italian

pacificazione

l'atto di compiacere qualcuno o di indurre qualcuno ad essere più favorevole

🇳🇱Dutch

pacificatie

het sussen van iemand of ervoor zorgen dat iemand gunstiger geneigd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

pacificação

o ato de apaziguar alguém ou fazer com que alguém tenha uma inclinação mais favorável

🇷🇺Russian

умиротворение

действие, направленное на умиротворение кого-либо или создание более благоприятного расположения к кому-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनुहार

किसी को खुश करने या किसी को अधिक अनुकूल तरीके से झुकाने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্তকরণ

কাউকে সন্তুষ্ট করার কাজ বা কাউকে আরও অনুকূলভাবে ঝোঁক দেওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சமாதானப்படுத்துதல்

ஒருவரை திருப்திப்படுத்தும் அல்லது ஒருவரை மிகவும் சாதகமாக சாய்க்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

శాంతింపజేయడం

ఒకరిని శాంతింపజేసే లేదా ఎవరైనా మరింత అనుకూలంగా ఉండేలా చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

शांतता

एखाद्याला संतुष्ट करण्याची किंवा एखाद्याला अधिक अनुकूलतेने प्रवृत्त करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંતિ

કોઈને ખુશ કરવાની ક્રિયા અથવા કોઈને વધુ અનુકૂળ વલણ તરફ દોરી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಾನಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಮಾಧಾನಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅನುಕೂಲಕರವಾಗಿ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാധാനിപ്പിക്കൽ

ആരെയെങ്കിലും പ്രീതിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനോ ആരെയെങ്കിലും കൂടുതൽ അനുകൂലമായി ചായ്വുള്ളതാക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਝੁਕਾਅ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکون

کسی کو خوش کرنے کا عمل یا کسی کو زیادہ سازگار طریقے سے مائل کرنے کا باعث بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

和解

安抚某人或使某人变得更有利的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

なだめ

誰かをなだめたり、誰かをより好意的にさせる行為

🇰🇷Korean

위무

누군가를 달래거나 누군가를 더 호의적으로 만드는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình định

hành động xoa dịu ai đó hoặc khiến ai đó có thiện cảm hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ความสงบ

การกระทำเพื่อเอาใจใครบางคนหรือทำให้ใครบางคนมีความโน้มเอียงมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pasifikasi

tindakan menenangkan seseorang atau menyebabkan seseorang cenderung lebih menguntungkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatahimik

ang pagkilos ng pagpapatahimik sa isang tao o nagiging sanhi ng isang tao na maging mas paborableng hilig

🇲🇾Malay

penenang

perbuatan menenangkan seseorang atau menyebabkan seseorang lebih cenderung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهدئة

فعل استرضاء شخص ما أو التسبب في ميل شخص ما إلى الأفضل

🇮🇷Persian

آرام سازی

عمل مماشات با کسی یا ایجاد تمایل بیشتر به کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

pasifleştirme

birini yatıştırma veya birinin daha olumlu eğilimde olmasına neden olma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּיוּס

המעשה של פייס מישהו או גרימת נטייה טובה יותר למישהו

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