diminution vs de-escalation

de-escalation vs diminution

diminution and de-escalation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of diminution 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.

diminution (noun)	de-escalation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
change toward something smaller or lower

Difference between diminution and de-escalation

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