escalation

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

es=ca=la=tion

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun escalation has 1 sense

escalation(n = noun.act) - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

is a kind of

increase

step-up

Derived form verb escalate₁

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THESAURUS

escalation

apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatification, canonization, deification, elevation, enshrinement, erection, exaltation, height, lifting, raising, rearing, sursum corda, upbuoying, upcast, upheaval, uplift, uplifting, upping, uprearing, upthrow, upthrust