Meaning

1 senses
  1. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.

    Near-synonym: decline

    The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.

    Abschwung, Rückgang

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More definitions
  • a worsening of business or economic activity

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Can the economy handle another downturn?

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  2. Will the global economy face another downturn?

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  3. The best companies are usually investing during an economic downturn.

  4. After a series of economic downturns, consumer confidence is at an all-time low.

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  5. Today, my mood has taken a downturn and I feel worse than I did yesterday.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a downward trend, or the beginnings of one:
Русский
By meaning 1
a downward trend, or the beginnings of one:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a downward trend, or the beginnings of one:

Forms

plural: downturns
Singulardownturn
Pluraldownturns

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a worsening of business or economic activity:downswing

Antonyms

4 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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