verb
- reduced the intensity or severity of a conflict or tense situation
Usage: past tense of deescalate
Examples
- The police officer deescalated the argument between the neighbors.
- Diplomatic talks deescalated tensions between the two countries.
- The manager deescalated the workplace conflict through mediation.
- Security guards deescalated the situation before it became violent.
- The crisis was deescalated through careful negotiation.
- Teachers are trained in how situations can be deescalated in classrooms.