losing streaks
Repeated competitive failures
A losing streak is a consecutive series of losses in competition—sports, gambling, games, or any contest where outcomes are tracked.
The phrase emphasizes the unbroken run of defeats: The team's losing streak reached eight games.
Extended to non-competitive contexts, it describes a prolonged period of bad luck or failure: After a losing streak with job applications, she finally got an offer.
- downturnEconomic decline period
- rutChannel or tedium
- setbackReverse in progress
- bad luckUnfavorable chance events
- defeatVictory over another
dry spell · rough patch · failure · slump · comeback · underdog stories · variance · law of averages · competitive spirit · bounce back · turning point · nosedive · adversity · breakthrough · demoralization · mental block · perseverance · regression
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Overheated extremities at wrists
purple patches · lucky streaks · hot spells · peak form · good runs
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