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    DOWNTURN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A worsening of business or economic activityplay

    Example:

    the market took a downturn

    Synonyms:

    downswing; downturn

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    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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