de-escalation

  • 21escalation — A deliberate or unpremeditated increase in scope or violence of a conflict …

    Military dictionary

  • 22escalation — noun see escalate …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23escalation — See escalate. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 24escalation plan — noun A plan that specifies actions be taken when the telephone queue begins to build beyond acceptable levels …

    Wiktionary

  • 25escalation — Synonyms and related words: apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatification, canonization, deification, elevation, enshrinement, erection, exaltation, height, lifting, raising, rearing, sursum corda, upbuoying, upcast, upheaval, uplift, uplifting,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26escalation — {{hw}}{{escalation}}{{/hw}}Aumento graduale e progressivo di un azione bellica e (est.) di qualsiasi azione o fenomeno politico, sociale e sim. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., da (to) escalate ‘innalzare’, a sua volta da escalade ‘scalata’ …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 27escalation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. intensification, growth, acceleration; see increase 1 , rise 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, growth,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 28escalation — es·ca·la·tion || ‚eskÉ™ leɪʃn n. increase, intensification …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29escalation of violence — intensification of fighting or hostilities, increase in use of force …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30escalation of commitment — Increasing the resources available to an unsuccessful venture in the hope of recovering past losses. This is sometimes called a creeping commitment. This policy is often adopted in new product development when the company continues to pour in… …

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