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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English escalation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.kaˈla.t͡sja/
- Rhymes: -at͡sja
- Syllabification: es‧ka‧la‧cja
Noun
eskalacja f
- (literary) escalation (increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy)
- Synonym: nasilenie
- Antonym: deeskalacja
- (literary) escalation (deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict)
Declension
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Further reading
- eskalacja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- eskalacja in Polish dictionaries at PWN