先鋭化（せんえいか）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: radicalization/becoming sharper
Example sentences
- 対立が先鋭化する。 — The conflict is becoming more intense.
- 議論が先鋭化して収まらない。 — The debate has grown so heated it won't settle down.
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