intensification

/ɪnˌtɛnsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Other forms: intensifications

If you have a fear of flying, there might be an intensification of this feeling as you board the plane, and again when you take off. That is, your feelings of fear might increase or "intensify."

An intensification is an increase in strength or magnitude (or intensity). Agricultural intensification is an increase of productivity per acre. The intensification of a conflict, as in a war, usually means an increase in fighting. Gender intensification is an increasing preference by boys for "boy things" and by girls for "girl things."

Definitions of intensification

1. noun

   action that makes something stronger or more extreme
   types:

   roughness

   harsh or severe speech or behavior

   aggravation, exacerbation

   action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

   focalisation, focalization, focusing

   the act of bringing into focus

   refocusing

   focusing again

   type of:

   increase, step-up

   the act of increasing something
2. noun

   the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
   type of:

   increase, step-up

   the act of increasing something