View synonyms for downturn

downturn

[ doun-turn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down:
the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
a turn or trend downward; decrease or decline:
The new year brought a downturn in the cost of living.

downturn

/ ˈdaʊnˌtɜːn /

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn down

But Pragnell is hoping Casa Bruja will sidestep the trend's downturn.

But the once-promising film career she was supposedly leaving to chase was already on a downturn.

According to Beaton, the additional downturn in tourism will have grave consequences.

The increase in use tracks pretty well with the rise in unemployment and poverty during the downturn.

The childcare vouchers were slashed or frozen in the economic downturn, leaving many families worse off.

We have met and reversed the first significant downturn in economic activity since the war.

The economic downturn of the past year was the first real test that our system of unemployment insurance has had to meet.

Browse