PLACATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

Synonyms:

conciliation; placation; propitiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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

Derivation:

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