bottoming-out
Reaching the floor
Bottoming-out is hitting the lowest point before recovery or stabilization.
The term comes from physical systems—a car's suspension bottoms out when it compresses fully against a hard surface.
Extended to economics, addiction, and personal crises: The market showed signs of bottoming-out.
His bottoming-out came when he lost the apartment.
The hyphenated form typically functions as a noun or adjective; the verb phrase is usually unhyphenated: prices bottom out.
Prolonged economic decline
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- marketVenue for trade
- downturnEconomic decline period
- troughOpen container for animal feed
rebound · cycle · turnaround · stabilization · decline · nadir · correction · slump
Total absence of hope
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- hopelessnessState without hope
surrender · acceptance · recovery · addiction · intervention · rehab · moment of clarity · desperation
recession
Prolonged economic decline
trough · rebound · cycle · turnaround · stabilization · decline · nadir · correction · slump · upturn
despair
Total absence of hope
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
hopelessness · surrender · acceptance · recovery · addiction · intervention · rehab · moment of clarity · desperation · transformation
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- travelMovement between locations
spring · damper · clearance · impact · chassis · pothole · rebound · stroke · coilover · ride height
wellbore
Drilled subsurface hole
casing · drilling · penetration · mud · target · reservoir · completion · rig · borehole · touchdown
bottoming-outpeaking
Reaching highest point
cresting · maxing out · culminating · soaring · skyrocketing
bottoming-outplummeting
Falling steeply and fast
rebounding · recovering · bouncing back · rallying · turning around