escalation

English Thesaurus

1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy (noun.act)

hypernym	:	increase, step-up,
definition	:	the act of increasing something (noun.act)

derivation	:	escalate, intensify, step up,
definition	:	increase in extent or intensity (verb.change)

derivation	:	escalate, intensify, step up,
definition	:	increase in extent or intensity (verb.change)