DOWNTURN
Dictionary entry overview: What does downturn mean? • DOWNTURN (noun)
The noun DOWNTURN has 1 sense:
1. a worsening of business or economic activity
Familiarity information: DOWNTURN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOWNTURN (noun)
Meaning:
A worsening of business or economic activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
downturn; downswing
Context example:
the market took a downturn
Hypernyms ("downturn" is a kind of...):
worsening (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downturn"):
downspin (a swift and dangerous downturn)
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