DE-ESCALATION: Meaning and related words - OneLook

Usually means: Reducing intensity of a conflict.

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de-escalation: Merriam-Webster
de-escalation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
de-escalation, de-escalation: Collins English Dictionary
de-escalation: Vocabulary.com
de-escalation: Wordnik
de-escalation: Wiktionary
de-escalation: Dictionary.com
De-escalation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
de-escalation: Rhymezone
de-escalation: FreeDictionary.org
de-escalation: Mnemonic Dictionary
de-escalation: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from WordNet (de-escalation)

▸ noun: (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

Similar:

deescalation, deintensification, diminution, decreasement, decline, disengagement, phasedown, lessening, scaleback, de-emphasis, more...

Opposite:

escalation, intensification, increase

Types:

verbal, physical, emotional, more...

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Similar:

deescalation, deintensification, diminution, decreasement, decline, disengagement, phasedown, lessening, scaleback, de-emphasis, more...

Opposite:

escalation, intensification, increase

Types:

verbal, physical, emotional, more...

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