Détente 601 Words You Need to Know
/deɪˈtɒnt/ (noun)
Definition
the establishment of good relationships or rapport between two nations or countries that used to be hostile and antagonistic toward each other, rapprochement, the easing of hostility or tension between two countries, compromise, reconciliation, agreement, ceasefire, reunion, settlement, appeasement, truce
Example
Détente is the relaxation of strained relations, especially political, by verbal communication. The term, in diplomacy, originates from around 1912 when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce tensions.
Most often, the term is used for a phase of the Cold War. It was the policy of relaxing tensions between the Soviet Union and the West, as promoted by Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Leonid Brezhnev, between 1969 and 1974.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/
Antonyms
hostility, antagonism
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