D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

detente

/(dā̇*tänt")/ · IPA /deɪtˈɑnt/
01 n. the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations), as by agreement, negotiation, or tacit understandings.
  1. 1.
    the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations), as by agreement, negotiation, or tacit understandings.