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downturn

noun
/ˈdaʊntɜːn/UK/ˈdaʊntɝn/CA/ˈdæɔntɜːn/

Etymology

From down- + turn.

  1. derived from *terh₁-✻ — “to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore”
  2. derived from τόρνος — “turning-lathe: a tool used for making circles”
  3. derived from tornāre — “to round off, turn in a lathe”
  4. derived from torner — “to turn”
  5. derived from turnen
  6. inherited from *turnēn✻ — “to turn, lathe”
  7. inherited from turnian
  8. inherited from turnen
  9. prefixed as downturn — “down + turn”

Definitions

  1. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.

    • Near-synonym: decline
    • The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.
    • Any [economic] downturn will eventually impact on rail freight, and indeed passenger traffic, so operators are watching this closely.

  2. To turn downwards.

  3. To decline.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA