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DE-ESCALATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does de-escalation mean?
• DE-ESCALATION (noun)
The noun DE-ESCALATION has 1 sense:
1. (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
Familiarity information: DE-ESCALATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("de-escalation" is a kind of...):
decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
Domain category:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Derivation:
de-escalate (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of)
de-escalate (diminish in size, scope, or intensity)
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