Pacification and Souring

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Pacification noun - The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined.

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Souring is an antonym for pacification.

Souring noun - The loss of friendship or affection.

Usage example: the souring of the business partnership led to an ugly legal battle

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Pacification is an antonym for souring.

Nearby Words: sour, sourness, soured

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