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mollification

/ˌmɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण मॉलिफ़िकेशन

शांत करना, मनाना

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noun
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    [U] formal

    the act of making somebody feel less angry or upset

    शांत करना, मनाना

    • the mollification of angry farmers
    • The officer's apology brought the mollification of the angry crowd.
    • The manager's quick apology was meant for the mollification of the customers.
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    • Gifts were sent to the neighbours for their mollification.
    • The speech failed in its aim of mollification.

    Synonyms appeasement pacification placation conciliation soothing

    Opposite provocation aggravation incitement

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mollify verb
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mol·li·fi·ca·tion

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Keep the calm-somebody words together: mollify, placate (make somebody less angry), pacify, appease (give somebody what they want to calm them, often disapproving), conciliate (end a disagreement by making somebody calmer), propitiate (win the favour of a god or powerful person).

किसी को शांत करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: mollify, placate (किसी का क्रोध कम करना), pacify, appease (शांत करने के लिए मनचाहा देना, प्रायः नकारात्मक, तुष्टिकरण), conciliate (शांत करके असहमति समाप्त करना), propitiate (देवता या शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति की कृपा पाना)।