Escalation

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  escalation
       n : an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher
           wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a
           gradual escalation of hostilities"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "escalation":
     apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatification, canonization,
     deification, elevation, enshrinement, erection, exaltation, height,
     lifting, raising, rearing, sursum corda, upbuoying, upcast,
     upheaval, uplift, uplifting, upping, uprearing, upthrow,
     upthrust