decrease vs de-escalation

de-escalation vs decrease

decrease and de-escalation both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but de-escalation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No
de-escalation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, de-escalation is a hyponym of decrease; that is, de-escalation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:

decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
de-escalation: (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

decrease (noun)	de-escalation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

decrease (verb)	de-escalation (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller

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