re-escalation
noun[CorU]
(alsoreescalation)uk/ˌriː.es.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌriː.es.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/asituationin which somethingbecomeshigher, moredangerous, or moreseriousagain, for a second, third, etc.time:
The use offorcebypoliceoftencontributedto anescalation(or a re-escalation) ofviolence.
There have been feweroutbreaksof newconflictsor reescalations ofpreviouslysettledones.
- Hedeclaredthat thebombingrepresentedamajorreescalation of the Vietnam War.
- There have beenwarningsignsofpotentialre-escalation of thecontroversialissues.
- Inarmedconflictsituations, manyfactorscancausere-escalation tohigherlevelsofviolence.
- Webelievethat thewarought to bebroughtto arapidclose, and weshareyourconcernaboutitsreescalation.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- inflation
- mushroom
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- scalesomethingup
- stake