escalation
pronunciation
How to pronounce escalation in British English:
UK [ˌeskə'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce escalation in American English:
US [ˌeskə'leɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
Word Origin
- escalation (n.)
- 1938, derived noun from escalate; the figurative sense is earliest, originally in reference to the battleship arms race among global military powers.
Example
- 1. American power is constrained by the danger of escalation .
- 2. A direct consequence of urbanization is an escalation of land values and property prices .
- 3. This is an alarming escalation .
- 4. This is tit-for-tat : it does not yet look like escalation .
- 5. Csr requires creating the right escalation mechanisms and organizational reporting lines .