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

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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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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