Definition Synonyms
Definition of escalation - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
general increaseincrease or rise in intensity or scope
- The escalation of prices affected everyone.
2.
conflictdeliberate increase in conflict violence or scope
- The escalation of the war caused more destruction.
3.
customer supportTECH. reassignment of a difficult problem to a specialistTECH.
- The issue required escalation to the support manager.
Expressions with escalation
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steady rise in the money charged for goods or services
Price escalation hurt families as basic food items became harder to afford.
lowering the severity of a tense situation, especially a dispute or war
Both sides agreed on de-escalation to prevent the border clash from spreading.
procedure for raising issues to higher authority
The team followed the escalation plan to report the unresolved issue to management.
gaining higher system permissions than originally allowed, often unauthorized
Privilege escalation let the hacker control the whole system.
Origin of escalation
Latin, scala (ladder) + -tion (action)
Terms with escalation included in their meaning
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dare escalation
stronger dare given when someone refuses the first dare
escalation conflict
quickly escalated into a serious problem or conflict
escalation
escalate into a physical conflict from tension
stepwise escalation
escalate or raise in steps
escalation
escalate quickly and massively
Examples of escalation in a sentence
The escalation of violence was alarming. The escalation in tensions led to sanctions. Diplomats worked to prevent further escalation of the crisis. Escalation was necessary to resolve the technical glitch. The customer service team handles escalation efficiently.
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- French:escalade, intensification, ...
- German:Eskalation, Weiterleitung, ...
- Italian:escalation, intensificazione, ...
- Spanish:escalada, intensificación, ...
- Portuguese:escalada, intensificação, ...
- Chinese:升级, 上报, ...
- Japanese:エスカレーション, 激化, ...
- Arabic:تَصْعِيد, تَصَاعُدٌ, ...
- Hebrew:הַסְלָמָה, ...
- Russian:рост, обострение, ...
- Ukrainian:ескалація, перенаправлення, ...
- Hindi:बढ़ोतरी, उत्तेजना, ...
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