English noun: mollification | |||
1. | mollification (state) a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered | ||
Broader (hypernym) | peaceableness, peacefulness | ||
2. | mollification (act) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | ||
Samples | A wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants. His unsuccessful mollification of the mob. | ||
Synonyms | pacification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appeasement, calming | ||