acquiescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.wiːˌɛs.əns/

Noun

acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
(law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

Quotations

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Related terms

acquiesce

Synonyms

sufferance

Translations

silent or passive assent

French: acquiescement (fr) m, consentement (fr)
German: Duldung (de) f
Greek: συναίνεση (el) f (synaínesi), συγκατάθεση (el) f (sygkatáthesi)
Japanese: 黙認 (もくにん, mokunin)
Polish: potulność (pl) f, przyzwolenie (pl) n

Portuguese: aquiescência (pt) f
Russian: молчаливое (ru) (molčalivoje) согла́сие (ru) (soglásije)
Spanish: aquiescencia (es) f, consentimiento (es) m
Swedish: medgivande (sv), underkastelse (sv), eftergivenhet (sv)

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