de-escalation

2 definitions found

de-escalation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  de-escalation \de-escalation\ n.
     a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war).
     [WordNet 1.5]

de-escalation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  de-escalation
      n 1: (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)