What does Escalation mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. escalationnoun

    an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

    "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

Wiktionary

  1. escalationnoun

    an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy

  2. escalationnoun

    a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

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  1. escalation

    Escalation generally refers to the increase, intensification, or advancement of something. It can apply to various contexts such as conflict, situations, actions, or processes. In a conflict or dispute, escalation means the situation is becoming more intense, aggressive, or hostile. In business or project management, escalation typically refers to when a decision or problem is moved to a higher level of authority for resolution.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. escalation

    A deliberate or unpremeditated increase in scope or violence of a conflict.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Escalation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Escalation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Escalation in a Sentence

  1. The Russian embassy in London:

    We would like to remind London : in the event of such a scenario the death toll of yet another round of escalation, as well as and its military-political consequences for the European continent and the whole world will be on the United Kingdom’s hands.

  2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    We don't want escalation, but we are responding to every attack against us with a very sharp attack and response. Islamic Jihad best understand that now rather than when Islamic Jihad's too late for Islamic Jihad.

  3. Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily:

    This escalation of violence is a danger for the whole region and so something has to be done, after almost 20 years of violence, civil war, it would be really sad for Burundi to plunge again into a new circle of violence.

  4. Herbert Diess:

    We should achieve something with sanctions, so far, we're going basically from escalation to escalation and we have no choice. So I think sanctions, yes, but then how are we going to end this ?

  5. Andre Dickens:

    The city of Austin Steele/CNN Atlanta has the most extensive training requirements in the Southeast, our training includes vital areas like de-escalation training techniques, mental health, community-oriented policing, crisis intervention training, as well as civil rights history education.

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