escalation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Etymology

Back-formation from escalator.

Noun

Wikipedia escalation (plural escalations)

1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, the Guardian:

     Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. "I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet," she said.

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

Derived terms

• escalation plan

Related terms

• de-escalation

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: повишаване (bg) (povišavane) n, покачване (bg) (pokačvane) n
• German: Eskalation (de) f

• Russian: повышение (ru) (povyšénije) n, увеличение (ru) (uveličénije) n, рост (ru) (rost) m

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

• Bulgarian: ескалация (bg) (eskalacija) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 升級 (cmn), 升级 (cmn) (shēngjí)

• French: escalade (fr) f

• German: Eskalation (de) f
• Japanese: エスカレーション (ja) (esukarēshon)
• Russian: эскалация (ru) (eskalácija) f, обострение (ru) (obostrénije) n
• Spanish: escalada (es) f

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

escalation f (invariable)

1. escalation (all senses)

Anagrams

• anelastico