1. the process of reducing tension, conflict, or hostility in a situation

Examples

• The police officer used deescalation techniques to calm the angry crowd.
• Diplomatic deescalation helped prevent the border dispute from becoming a war.
• The company’s deescalation policy requires managers to defuse workplace conflicts peacefully.
• Military deescalation in the region led to renewed peace talks.
• The therapist taught the couple deescalation strategies for their arguments.
• Successful deescalation requires active listening and empathy.