escalation

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of escalating.

2. (countable, uncountable)An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.

   Eskalation

   повыше́ниеpovyšénije, увеличе́ниеuveličénije, ростrost

   an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

3. (countable, uncountable)A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.

   Eskalation

   эскала́цияeskalácija, обостре́ниеobostrénije

   ескала́ціяeskalácija

4. (countable, uncountable)The reassignment of a difficult problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

1. The authorities fear an escalation of terrorist activity.

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2. Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.

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3. Conflict escalation frequently results from a vicious circle of action and reaction.

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4. This is a serious escalation between Algeria and Morocco.

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5. How will the Algerian government respond to this escalation by Morocco?

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