noun
- a person or thing that mollifies; something that soothes, calms, or pacifies
Usage: formal or literary; often used in contexts of conflict resolution or emotional management
Examples
- The manager offered a raise as a mollifier to the angry employees.
- Music served as a mollifier for her anxiety during stressful times.
- He used gentle words as a mollifier to ease the tension in the room.
- The apology was a weak mollifier that failed to satisfy the victims.
- Chocolate is often a mollifier for those dealing with disappointment.
- The government's new policy was merely a mollifier, not a real solution to the crisis.