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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesescalation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-ka-la-t͡sjon
"I leader mondiali temono una pericolosa escalation del conflitto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rapid increase, rise, or intensification of something, especially conflict, tension, or violence.
"The sudden escalation of hostilities along the border alarmed international diplomats." - 2
The process of raising an issue or problem to a higher level of authority for resolution.
"The customer support team required an immediate escalation of the technical bug to senior engineers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb escalate, which was coined in the mid-20th century as a back-formation from escalator. The escalator itself comes from the Greek root skála (ladder) combined with the English suffix -ator, popularized in the late 19th century. Over time, escalation shifted metaphorically from the physical action of riding moving stairs upward to denote a rapid increase, intensification, or rising scale of conflict, tension, or prices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Escalation" is said worldwide
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escalade
Transliteration: es-ka-lad
"Cette décision risque de provoquer une nouvelle escalade de la violence."
Eskalation
Transliteration: es-ka-la-t͡si̯oːn
"Wir müssen jede weitere Eskalation der Krise verhindern."
escalation
Transliteration: es-ka-la-t͡sjon
"I leader mondiali temono una pericolosa escalation del conflitto."
escalada
Transliteration: es-ka-la-ða
"El gobierno busca frenar la escalada de precios en el mercado."
escalada
Transliteration: is-ka-la-da
"A diplomacia internacional tenta evitar uma escalada militar."
वृद्धि
Transliteration: vriddhi
"तनाव में वृद्धि से स्थिति और अधिक गंभीर हो गई है।"
升级
Transliteration: shēngjí
"双方都希望避免冲突进一步升级。"
고조
Transliteration: gojo
"긴장 고조를 막기 위한 외교적 노력이 계속되고 있습니다."
エスカレーション
Transliteration: esukarēshon
"事態のエスカレーションを防ぐために対話が求められています。"
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