MOLLIFICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

his unsuccessful mollification of the mob

Synonyms:

mollification; pacification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mollification" is a kind of...):

appeasement; calming (the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of))

Derivation:

mollify (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else)

mollify (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)

Meaning:

A state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mollification" is a kind of...):

peaceableness; peacefulness (a state that is calm and tranquil)

Derivation:

mollify (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else)

mollify (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)