escalation

«escalation» in Mova's school dictionary: when something becomes bigger, worse or more serious… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (escalation; an escalation, escalations)

meaning for a pupil

1) Escalation is when something becomes bigger, worse or more serious, step by step, like a fight or a war. tree →

2) A rise in amounts or prices. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news (escalation of a conflict) and in PSHE lessons on conflict: shouting, then pushing, then fighting is escalation; «de-escalation» means calming things down. Phrases: «escalation of violence», «avoid escalation», «de-escalation».

examples

• Name-calling led to an escalation, and soon they were pushing. tree →
• Leaders met to stop the escalation of the war. tree →
• There was an escalation in prices at the shop. tree →
• Walking away can prevent escalation. tree →
• The teacher stopped the argument before any escalation. tree →
• The escalation of the storm forced us inside. tree →

note

Verb: «escalate». Opposite: «de-escalation». Related: «escalator» (moving stairs), which goes up step by step too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «escalation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.