HyperDic: downturn

English > 1 sense of the word *downturn*:
NOUN	act	downturn, downswing	a worsening of business or economic activity

downturn > pronunciation
Sounds	daw'nter.n
Rhymes	adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern...

English > *downturn*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A worsening of business or economic activity.
Example	"the market took a downturn"
Synonym	downswing
Narrower	downspin	A swift and dangerous downturn
Broader	worsening	changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Spanish	recesión