de-escalate
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
de-escalate
- /diːˈɛskəleɪt/ UK
verb de-escalates · de-escalating · de-escalated · deescalate
-
To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
We asked authors to consider two scenarios imaginable in the next five years. In the first scenario, a minor skirmish escalated into a multiweek maritime blockade of Taiwan by China. Although several dozen members of the Chinese and Taiwanese military were killed, U.S. intervention eventually forced
Similar: disintensify, defuse
Translations
Every language
verb to decrease in intensity or magnitude
| Español | desescalar |
|---|---|
| Português | desescalar |
| Ελληνικά | αποκλιμακώνω apoklimakóno |
Talk about this word "de-escalate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de-escalate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. de-escalate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de-escalate "de-escalate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de-escalate.Cite this
@misc{de_escalate_2026,
title = {de-escalate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de-escalate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
