Associations to the word «Escalation»
Noun
- Conflict
- Mcnamara
- Gaza
- Ceasefire
- Vietnam
- Violence
- Insurgency
- Lyndon
- Dose
- Tension
- Hostility
- Transformer
- Confrontation
- Privilege
- Vulnerability
- Crise
- Aggression
- Kahn
- Disarmament
- Containment
- Repression
- Commitment
- Opioid
- Infiltration
- Restraint
- Diplomacy
- Inflation
- Dominance
- Unrest
- Hanoi
- Spiral
- Crisis
- Palestinian
- Protester
- Dosage
- Nato
- Kimball
- Cold
- Rhetoric
- Intervention
- Withdrawal
- Warfare
- Bombing
- Incident
- Provocation
- Involvement
- Rung
- Suez
- Protest
- Equivalence
- Gulf
- Threat
- Nixon
- Exclusion
- Refrain
- War
- Retaliation
- Kernel
- Attack
- Crimea
- Resolution
- Tolerance
- Cost
- Atoll
- Clash
- Strategy
- Iraq
- Militant
- Missile
- Widening
- Regime
- Exploit
- Credibility
- Concern
- Contingency
- Israel
Adjective
Wiktionary
ESCALATION, noun. An increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
ESCALATION, noun. A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
ESCALATION PLAN, noun. (call center jargon) A plan that specifies actions be taken when the telephone queue begins to build beyond acceptable levels.
Dictionary definition
ESCALATION, noun. An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities".
Wise words
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