DOWNSWING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A worsening of business or economic activity

Example:

the market took a downturn

Synonyms:

downswing; downturn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("downswing" is a kind of...):

worsening (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downswing"):

downspin (a swift and dangerous downturn)

Meaning:

A swing downward of a golf club

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("downswing" is a kind of...):

golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)