mollification
Calming someone down
Mollification is the act of soothing or pacifying someone who is angry or upset.
The word carries a slight sense of appeasement—calming someone down rather than addressing the underlying issue: His apology was more mollification than genuine remorse.
To achieve mollification is to reduce hostility or irritation, at least temporarily.
Yielding a point
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- placationCalming hostile feelings
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
gesture · settlement · negotiation · diplomacy · reconciliation · detente · accord · rapprochement
Inducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- pacifyingCalming someone agitated
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
solace · consolation · assuagement · alleviation · easing · relief · gentleness · tenderness
Official release from punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
amnesty · reprieve · exoneration · indulgence · grace · forgiveness · compassion · understanding
concession
Yielding a point
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- placationCalming hostile feelings
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
olive branch · gesture · settlement · negotiation · diplomacy · reconciliation · detente · accord · rapprochement · deescalation
calming
Inducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- pacifyingCalming someone agitated
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
comfort · solace · consolation · assuagement · alleviation · easing · relief · gentleness · tenderness · softening
pardon
Official release from punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
absolution · amnesty · reprieve · exoneration · indulgence · grace · forgiveness · compassion · understanding · tolerance
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
- de-escalationde-escalation, calming, defusing, pacification, placation
mollificationprovocation
Act that triggers response
aggravation · irritation · incitement · inflaming · antagonization
mollificationalienation
State of being isolated
estrangement · antagonism · hostility · embitterment · disaffection
mollify, emollient, mollifying, demulcent, mollified, emollients, mollifies