Hyphenation of escalation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word escalation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

es-ca-la-tion

Definitions of escalation:

1.	An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy Higher wages caused an escalation of prices There was a gradual escalation of hostilities

Synonyms of escalation:

noun	increase, step-up

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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