escalation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of escalating.
2. (countable, uncountable) An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
3. (countable, uncountable) A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.
4. (countable, uncountable) The reassignment of a difficult problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

Synonyms

increase

buildup

intensification

augmentation

raise

accretion

ascent

boost

bust

climb

diversification

elevation

embarkment

escalate

gradation

graduation

🎓

growing

growth

hike

increment

jump

raising

reproduction

rise

runup

run-up

soar

spread

takeoff

transgression

upgrade

upsurge

upturn

vegetation

juvenescence

auxesis

up-tick

accumulation

advance

amplification

ascending

ascension

Translations

Eskalation

escalade

🧗

escalada

Ausweitung

escalation

intensificación

تصعيد

escalación

Steigerung

κλιμάκωση

escalatie

escalamento

uitbreiding

Ausuferung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛs.kəˌleɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From escalate + -ion.