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Escalation vs Indifference - What's the difference?

escalation | indifference |

As nouns the difference between escalation and indifference

is that escalation is an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy while indifference is indifference, uncaringness.

escalation

English

Noun

(wikipedia escalation) (en noun)
  • an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. "I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet," she said.}}
  • a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

    • Derived terms

    * escalation plan

    Related terms

    * de-escalation

    indifference

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being indifferent.
  • Unbiased impartiality.
  • Unemotional apathy.
  • * His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she was even human.
  • A lack of enthusiasm.
  • Unconcerned nonchalance.
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    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}