capitulation
noun /kəˌpɪtʃuˈleɪʃn/
/kəˌpɪtʃuˈleɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- capitulation (to somebody/something) the act of accepting that you have been defeated by an enemy or opponent synonym surrender (1)
- a humiliating/shameful capitulation
- capitulation (to somebody/something) agreement to do something that you have been refusing to do for a long time
- capitulation to political pressure