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ESCALATION

Pronunciation (US):

• ESCALATION (noun)
The noun ESCALATION has 1 sense:

1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

Familiarity information: ESCALATION used as a noun is very rare.

• ESCALATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context examples:

higher wages caused an escalation of prices / there was a gradual escalation of hostilities

Hypernyms ("escalation" is a kind of...):

increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)

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(English proverb)
"If a child does not cry, his mother will not breast feed him."
(Albanian proverb)
"For smart people, signs can replace words."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who injures with the sword will be finished by the sword."
(Corsican proverb)

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