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Meaning of
escalation
in English
escalation
us
//ɪsˌkeɪˈleɪ.ʃən//
uk
//ɛsˌkaleɪˈʃeɪ.ʃən//
#moderate
Plural
escalations
Definitions
Noun
an
increase
to
counteract
a
discrepancy
;
rise
The
company
faced
an
escalation
of
costs
due
to
inflation
.
a
deliberate
increase
in
conflict
severity
or
scope
The
government's
actions
led
to
an
escalation
of
the
conflict
.
reassigning
a
problem
to
a
specialized
handler
The
technical
support
team
requested
an
escalation
of
the
issue
to
a
senior
engineer
.
Compounds / Phrases
deescalation
deescalations
reescalation
reescalations
