What's the correct term for when a small problem becomes a big problem? [closed]
What's the correct term for when a small problem becomes a big problem? An example would be what happens to Larry David on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"...
Perhaps escalation would cover it. This can describe many things, such as an argument, become more serious:
to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope
a little war threatens to escalate into a huge ugly one
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