downturning
Bending toward earth
Downturning describes something that turns or curves downward: the downturning corners of his mouth, a downturning trend in sales.
The word often captures a moment of decline or descent in progress, whether physical—like drooping features—or figurative, as in economic or emotional trajectories.
Prolonged economic decline
- declineDecrease or refuse
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
- bearishExpecting market decline
depreciation · devaluation · slowdown · stagnation · deflation · correction · dip · plunge
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- declineDecrease or refuse
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
bearish · depreciation · devaluation · slowdown · stagnation · deflation · correction · dip · plunge · crash
curving
Bending in arc
angling · tilting · dipping · descending · arching · curling · sagging · inclining · lowering · stooping
souring
Becoming acidic or hostile
deteriorating · dimming · fading · flagging · wilting · dampening · ebbing · waning · saddening · gloomier