escalation

About 1.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of escalating.
2. noun An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
3. noun A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.
4. noun The reassignment of a difficult problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

Similar words

heightened heightening rise rising increasing ascent ascension upgrade increase growing

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