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The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s?
Paddy Ashdown

Meaning of "appeasement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APPEASEMENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPEASEMENT

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Appeasement is a noun.
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WHAT DOES APPEASEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

appeasement

Appeasement

Appeasement in a political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict. The term is most often applied to the foreign policy of the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain towards Nazi Germany between 1937 and 1939. His policies of avoiding war with Germany have been the subject of intense debate for seventy years among academics, politicians and diplomats. The historians' assessments have ranged from condemnation for allowing Adolf Hitler's Germany to grow too strong, to the judgment that he had no alternative and acted in Britain's best interests. At the time, these concessions were widely seen as positive, and the Munich Pact concluded on 30 September 1938 among Germany, Britain, France, and Italy prompted Chamberlain to announce that he had secured "peace for our time."...

Definition of appeasement in the English dictionary

The definition of appeasement in the dictionary is the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace. Other definition of appeasement is the act of appeasing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPEASEMENT


accusement
əˈkjuːzmənt
advisement
ədˈvaɪzmənt
affranchisement
əˈfrænˌtʃaɪzmənt
aggrandisement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
aggrandizement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
amazement
əˈmeɪzmənt
amusement
əˈmjuːzmənt
appraisement
əˈpreɪzmənt
bemusement
bɪˈmjuːzmənt
chastisement
tʃæsˈtaɪzmənt
disenfranchisement
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
disguisement
dɪsˈɡaɪzmənt
divertisement
dɪˈvɜːtɪzmənt
easement
ˈiːzmənt
enfranchisement
ɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
gazement
ˈɡeɪzmənt
mazement
ˈmeɪzmənt
reappraisement
ˌriːəˈpreɪzmənt
rousement
ˈraʊzmənt
self-aggrandisement
ˌsɛlfəˈɡrændɪzmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPEASEMENT

appeachment
appeal
Appeal Court
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appealing
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appear
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appearance money
appearer
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WORDS THAT END LIKE APPEASEMENT

advertisement
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basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of appeasement in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «APPEASEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «appeasement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of appeasement

Translation of «appeasement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPEASEMENT

Find out the translation of appeasement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of appeasement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «appeasement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

姑息
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apaciguamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

appeasement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुष्टीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهدئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умиротворения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apaziguamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুষ্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apaisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghiburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beschwichtigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

懐柔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유화 정책
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Appeasement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự an ủi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருப்திப்படுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शांतता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatıştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acquiescenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ustępstw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

умиротворення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împăciuire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατευνασμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verligting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eftergifts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

appeasement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of appeasement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPEASEMENT»

The term «appeasement» is regularly used and occupies the 84.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPEASEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about appeasement

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6 QUOTES WITH «APPEASEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word appeasement.
1
George Allen
The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous.
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Paddy Ashdown
The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s?
3
Jose Maria Aznar
Appeasement was never a very clever policy, and it should not be our option today.
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Anthony Eden
You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.
5
Rick Perry
It is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the Palestinians, to strengthen our ties with the nation of Israel.
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Barbara Tuchman
Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPEASEMENT»

Discover the use of appeasement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to appeasement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Appeasement and Rearmament: Britain, 1936-1939
Standing against conventional wisdom, historian James Levy reevaluates Britain's twin policies of appeasement and rearmament in the late 1930s.
James P. Levy, 2006
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Alternatives to Appeasement: Neville Chamberlain and ...
Charts the origins, development, and viability of the various alternatives to Chamberlain's policy of appeasement.
Andrew David Stedman, 2011
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Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement
While it may not be possible to offer a definitive last word on appeasement historiography, this book can certainly be offered as a more contemporary one."--BOOK JACKET.
Robert J. Caputi, 2000
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Neville Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the British Road to War
The text suggests that the mood of the age in British society served to support appeasement, by analyzing the cluster of military, strategic, imperial and economic forces which served to justify it.
Frank McDonough, 1998
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Beyond Appeasement: Interpreting Interwar Peace Movements in ...
Throughout the work she challenges these interpretations, particularly regarding the postwar understanding of Realism, which forms the basis of core assumptions in international relations theory.The Realist account labels support for ...
Cecelia Lynch, 2007
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The Wages of Appeasement: Ancient Athens, Munich, and ...
It tells the story of three historical examples of appeasement: the greek city-states of the fourth century B.C., which lost their freedom to Philip II of Macedon; England in the twenties and thirties, and the failure to stop Germany's ...
Bruce Thornton, 2013
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Public Opinion and the End of Appeasement in Britain and France
Less examined is the role of public opinion on the formation of British and French policy in the period between Munich and World War II. Public Opinion and the End of Appeasement in Britain and France is essential reading for scholars of ...
Dr Daniel Hucker, 2013
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Munich, 1938: Appeasement and World War II
Resonating with an insider’s feel for the political infighting Faber uncovers, Munich, 1938 transports us to the war rooms and bunkers, revealing the covert negotiations and scandals upon which the world’s fate would rest.
David Faber, 2009
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The Nazi Olympics: Sport, Politics, and Appeasement in the 1930s
Other essays examine the issues at stake in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, which opposed Hitlers politics, despite embodying his Aryan ideal._x000B_Challenging the view of sport as a trivial pursuit, this collection ...
Anrd Krüger, William Murray, 2003
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British Politics and Foreign Policy in the Age of ...
In British Politics and Foreign Policy in the Age of Appeasement, 1935-39, historian R. J. Q. Adams examines the policy of appeasement -- so frequently praised as realistic and statesmanlike in its day and commonly condemned as wrong-headed ...
‎1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPEASEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term appeasement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mahesh Babu, Rajamouli combo: An Appeasement Plan!
Recently all newspapers carried the news bit that Rajamouli is going to direct Mahesh Babu very soon for producer K L Narayana. Many were ... «Greatandhra.com, Jul 15»
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David Cameron and Alexis Tspiras forget the same thing: Germany …
But broadly, the big miscalculation is there: forgetting that given a choice between short-term appeasement of their own electorates and ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Gelernter on fire
Once upon a time we thought of appeasement as a particular approach to Hitler. We have long since come to see that it is a Weltanschauung, ... «Power Line, Jul 15»
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ISIS is flourishing as Britain continues to make a mess of its foreign …
... in such a way that we win and they lose. Appeasement won't work, and containment, which seems to be the current policy, is too dangerous. «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 15»
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The power of Electric Yerevan
If any appeasement was expected for these overtures, it did not happen. Furthermore, information and analysis coming from Kremlin-aligned ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
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A Rubio presidency is feared in Cuba (a good thing, the candidate …
Rubio opposes appeasement with Cuba, saying it will only strengthen the dictatorial regime. He is critical of President Barack Obama for ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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Life for British Muslims since 7/7 – abuse, suspicion and constant …
Oh and in an act of disgraceful appeasement no one was charged with the serious crime of incitement to murder a fellow citizen. Please look ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Editorial: Hamilton belongs on $10 billl
A Constitution composed entirely by him in an atmosphere that did not require appeasement of the South likely would have abolished slavery. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Intimidated ABC embraces self-censorship
It may be the case that the episode constituted a failure of editorial judgment but the sense of appeasement makes me uneasy. When the ... «Eureka Street, Jul 15»
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Boozman gives GOP weekly address, Cotton critical of Cuban …
“President Obama's continued appeasement of dictators around the world is beyond troubling. Since the President announced initial ... «The City Wire, Jul 15»

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