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appeasement vs placation

placation vs appeasement

appeasement and placation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appeasement Yes No No No
placation Yes No No No
As nouns, placation is a hyponym of appeasement; that is, placation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appeasement:
  • appeasement: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
  • placation: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
Other hyponyms of appeasement include mollification, pacification, conciliation, propitiation.
appeasement (noun) placation (noun)
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
Difference between appeasement and placation

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