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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.