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Definition 2024

downturn

downturn

See also: down-turn

English

Noun

downturn ‎(plural downturns)

A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.

Antonyms

upturn

Translations

a downward trend, or the beginnings of one

Catalan: daltabaix (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 衰退 (zh) ‎(shuāituì), 下降 (zh) ‎(xiàjiàng)
Finnish: lasku (fi), heikkeneminen (fi), taantuma (fi), laskusuhdanne
French: ralentissement (fr) m, déclin (fr) m

German: Abschwung (de) m, Rückgang (de) m
Japanese: 下降 (ja) ‎(かこう, kakō)
Maori: paheketanga
Portuguese: declínio (pt)
Russian: спад (ru) m ‎(spad)
Swedish: nedgång (sv) c

Anagrams

turndown, turn down