downturn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdæɔntɜːn/ (Australia)
- /ˈdaʊntɜːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdaʊntɝn/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn English downturn From down- + turn.
Meanings
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A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.
In the 1950s, the downturn in BR's financial performance can be illustrated by its declining market share. Between 1951 and 1961, the railways' market share of passenger business fell from 21% to 14%, and for freight from 45% to 29%.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 39:Near-synonym: decline
Any [economic] downturn will eventually impact on rail freight, and indeed passenger traffic, so operators are watching this closely.
2019 October, Rail Freight Group, “Consequences of a no deal Brexit”, in Modern Railways, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| downturns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
upturn · uptick · improvement · increase
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (23)
ca daltabaix (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · it calo (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · ja 下降 (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · mi hurirapanga (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · fr ralentissement (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · fi heikkeneminen (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · ko 하강 (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · ru спад (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · de Rückgang (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · de Abschwung (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · mi paheketanga (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · cmn 衰退 (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · fr déclin (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · fi lasku (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · be спад (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · es bajón (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · pt declínio (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · fi taantuma (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · it recessione (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · uk спад (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · fi laskusuhdanne (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · cmn 下降 (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) · sv nedgång (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one)