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downslide

downslide noun: a slide downward; a worsening.

Noun

downslide (plural downslides)

  1. A slide downward; a worsening.
    • Among the most immediate and conspicuous political casualties of the sudden downslide in India-Pakistan relations...2003, Robert Wirsing, Kashmir in the shadow of war
    • "Many of the downslide risks that we identified in our last monetary policy (report) are now materializing.2009 March 15, Bruce Campion-Smith, “Bank of Canada foresees delay in recovery”, in Toronto Star

Antonyms of downslide

Forms of downslide

pluraldownslides

Origin of downslide

From down- + slide.

Questions about downslide

What does downslide mean?
Downslide means a slide downward; a worsening.
What part of speech is downslide?
Downslide is a noun.
What is the plural of downslide?
The plural of downslide is downslides.

Words near downslide in the dictionary

  1. downsizings
  2. downslant
  3. downslanted
  4. downslanting
  5. downslants
  6. downslide
  7. downslides
  8. downslope
  9. downslopes
  10. downsloping
  11. downslur

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