DOWNTURN

downturn, downswing

(noun) a worsening of business or economic activity; “the market took a downturn”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

downturn (plural downturns)

A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.

Antonyms

• upturn

Verb

downturn (third-person singular simple present downturns, present participle downturning, simple past and past participle downturned)

To turn downwards

To decline

Anagrams

• turn down, turndown

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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