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German
Etymology
zuspitzen + -ung
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Zu‧spit‧zung
Noun
Zuspitzung f (genitive Zuspitzung, plural Zuspitzungen)
- tapering
- (figuratively) worsening, deterioration, intensification, escalation, culmination
- Synonyms: Verschlechterung, Verschlimmerung, Verschärfung, Eskalation
- eine plötzliche Zuspitzung ― a sudden worsening
- eine dramatische Zuspitzung ― a dramatic deterioration
- eine weitere Zuspitzung ― a further escalation
- eine beispiellose Zuspitzung ― an unprecedented escalation
Declension
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