Definitions for escalation
es·ca·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. escalationnoun

   an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. escalation

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

Matched Categories

1. • Increase

How to pronounce escalation?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say escalation in sign language?

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. Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   We now need to prevent military confrontations from intensifying any more and avoid further political escalation between Kiev and Moscow. That's worth every effort.

2. Mike Turner:

   I am certainly very concerned that perhaps he has portrayed weakness again with China as he has with Russia, and that can result in greater escalation.

3. Casey Clark:

   We’ve had a really fast escalation and movement towards giving American consumers access to the legal market that they clearly want. And so we have to continue to evolve that marketplace.

4. Barack Obama:

   It's very important right now for us to make sure that both the Russians and the Turks are talking to each other to find out exactly what happened and take measures to discourage any kind of escalation.

5. Brad Adams:

   This is a marked escalation of the junta witch-hunt against dissidents, now they are targeting a dissident's mother as they try to gag his outspoken criticism. This is a new low even for a junta which has made abuses of human rights a daily occurrence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=escalation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Escalation
3. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf