reduction vs de-escalation

de-escalation vs reduction

reduction and de-escalation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of reduction 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.

reduction (noun)	de-escalation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
the act of reducing complexity
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

Difference between reduction and de-escalation

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