All 3 Uses of
appease
in
Catch-22
- The fact that there were thousands of men his own age and older who had not even attained the rank of major enlivened him with foppish delight in his own remarkable worth; on the other hand, the fact that there were men of his own age and younger who were already generals contaminated him with an agonizing sense of failure and made him gnaw at his fingernails with an unappeasable anxiety that was even more intense than Hungry Joe's.†
Chpt 19
- He wanted to find out about the madman in the woods as quickly as possible, to check if there ever really had been a Captain Flume, but his first chore, he recalled with reluctance, was to appease Corporal Whitcomb for neglecting to delegate enough responsibility to him.†
Chpt 25 *
- 'Was there any word from her?' prodded Yossarian, who had been brooding incessantly about the girl, wondering how much she was suffering, and feeling almost lonely and deserted without her ferocious and unappeasable attacks.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(appease) satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset) -- typically by giving something wantededitor's notes: For example, a salesperson might give a discount coupon to appease an angry customer; or you might grab a quick snack to appease your hunger.