downturn n : a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: downswing]

English

Etymology

From down + turn.

Noun

1. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.

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

Translations

boom, bottoming out, business cycle, business fluctuations, bust, cascade, catabasis, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, cooling off, crash, crisis, debacle, debasement, decadence, decadency, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrescendo, defluxion, deformation, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demotion, depravation, depravedness, depreciation, depression, derogation, descending, descension, descent, deterioration, devolution, diminuendo, dip, dive, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downward mobility, downward trend, drop, dropping, dwindling, dying, ebb, economic cycle, economic expansion, economic growth, effeteness, expanding economy, expansion, fading, failing, failure, failure of nerve, fall, falling, falling-off, falloff, gravitation, growth, high growth rate, inclination, involution, lapse, loss of tone, low, market expansion, peak, peaking, plummeting, plunge, pounce, prosperity, rapids, recession, recovery, regression, remission, retreat, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, sag, slip, slippage, slowdown, slump, stoop, subsidence, swoop, upturn, wane, waterfall