détente

noun

dé·​tente dā-ˈtänt 

variants or detente

1

: the relaxation of strained relations or tensions (as between nations)

diplomats brokering a détente

also : a policy promoting this

2

: a period of détente

the beginning of a détente

Examples of détente in a Sentence

as the countries move toward détente

the start of a détente

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1