Definition of pacification Pacification
/pæˌsʌfʌkejˈʃʌn/ - [patsufukeyshun] - pac•i•fi•ca•tion
We found 7 definitions of pacification from 4 different sources.
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What does pacification mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pacifications |
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| pacification - the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" | ||
| mollification | ||
| appeasement, calming the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | ||
| pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency | ||
| counterinsurgency | ||
| battle, struggle, conflict a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" | ||
| pacification - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" | ||
| peace, peace treaty | ||
| pact, treaty, accord a written agreement between two states or sovereigns | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pacification (n.)
The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.
Part of speech
🔤- pacification, noun, singular of pacifications.
