de-escalation
nounUK /diːˌɛskəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology From de- + escalation.
1
A decrease in scope, extension or severity.
- The efforts at de-escalation have been many and varied. The most obvious have been high-level visits to Israel from US, UK and German leaders.2023 October 22, Jason Burke, “The week the world tried to stop Gaza spinning out of control”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
- Related terms
- de-escalate