"Zuspitzung" meaning in German

See Zuspitzung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈt͡suːˌʃpɪt͡sʊŋ] Audio: De-Zuspitzung.ogg
Etymology: zuspitzen + -ung Etymology templates: {{affix|de|zuspitzen|-ung}} zuspitzen + -ung Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Zuspitzung f (genitive Zuspitzung, plural Zuspitzungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zuspitzung [genitive], Zuspitzungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zuspitzung [nominative, singular], Zuspitzungen [definite, nominative, plural], Zuspitzung [genitive, singular], Zuspitzungen [definite, genitive, plural], Zuspitzung [dative, singular], Zuspitzungen [dative, definite, plural], Zuspitzung [accusative, singular], Zuspitzungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tapering Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Zuspitzung-de-noun-Ysav5e3p
  2. (figuratively) worsening, deterioration, intensification, escalation, culmination Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: Verschlechterung, Verschlimmerung, Verschärfung, Eskalation
    Sense id: en-Zuspitzung-de-noun-N1e11V0I Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Zugespitztheit, Überspitztheit, Anspitzung, Überspitzung

Inflected forms

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          "english": "a sudden worsening",
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