intensification

intensification

intensification [ ɛ̃tɑ̃sifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f.
• 1893; de intensifier
♦ Action d'intensifier ou de s'intensifier. Intensification de la production. ⇒ augmentation. L'intensification de la violence. ⇒ escalade, exacerbation, paroxysme. ⊗ CONTR. Baisse, diminution.

● intensification nom féminin Action de rendre plus intense ; fait de s'intensifier. ● intensification (synonymes) nom féminin Action de rendre plus intense ; fait de s' intensifier...
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intensification
n. f. Action d'intensifier ou de s'intensifier.

intensification [ɛ̃tɑ̃sifikɑsjɔ̃] n. f.
ÉTYM. 1893, Durkheim; de intensifier.
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♦ Action d'intensifier ou de s'intensifier. || Intensification de la production. ⇒ Augmentation, exacerbation, paroxysme.
0 Mais comment expliquer que cette cohabitation en moi des extrêmes n'amenât point tant d'inquiétude et de souffrance, qu'une intensification pathétique du sentiment de l'existence, de la vie ?
Gide, Journal, 1923, Feuillets, II.
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CONTR. Baisse, diminution.

Encyclopédie Universelle. 2012.

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  • intensification — Synonyms and related words: accelerando, acceleration, aggravation, amplification, annoyance, augmentation, beefing up, blowing up, blowup, concentration, condensation, consolidation, contentiousness, deepening, deliberate aggravation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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