escalation
The act of escalatingThe act of escalating.
» The authorities fear an escalation of terrorist activity.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of escalating.
(countable, uncountable)An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
Eskalation
повыше́ниеpovyšénije, увеличе́ниеuveličénije, ростrost
an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
(countable, uncountable)A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.
Eskalation
эскала́цияeskalácija, обостре́ниеobostrénije
ескала́ціяeskalácija
(countable, uncountable)The reassignment of a difficult problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.
Examples
6 sentencesThe authorities fear an escalation of terrorist activity.
Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.
Conflict escalation frequently results from a vicious circle of action and reaction.
This is a serious escalation between Algeria and Morocco.
How will the Algerian government respond to this escalation by Morocco?
Translations
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Forms
plural: escalations| Singular | escalation |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable