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placation vs calming

calming vs placation

placation and calming both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placation Yes No No No
calming Yes No No No
As nouns, calming is a hypernym of placation; that is, calming is a word with a broader meaning than placation:
  • placation: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  • calming: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
Other hypernyms of placation include appeasement.
placation (noun) calming (noun)
the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
Difference between placation and calming

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