verb
- reducing the intensity or severity of a conflict, situation, or tension
Usage: present participle of deescalate
Examples
- The mediator focused on deescalating the heated argument between the neighbors.
- Police officers received training in deescalating tense situations.
- The manager was skilled at deescalating workplace conflicts.
- Deescalating the crisis required careful diplomacy and patience.
- The counselor emphasized the importance of deescalating family disputes.
- By speaking calmly, she succeeded in deescalating the confrontation.