downswing

n.

1. A swing downward, as of a golf club.
2. A decline, as of a business.

noun

A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See increase/decrease.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a swing downward of a golf club

Meaning #2: a worsening of business or economic activity
  Synonym: downturn

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedadgående tendens

Nederlands (Dutch)
dalende conjunctuur, zwaai omlaag

Français (French)
n. - (fig) baisse, passage à la phase descendante

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rückgang, fallende Konjunktur

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καθοδική τάση, στατιστική κίνηση καθόδου της επιχειρηματικής δραστηριότητας

Italiano (Italian)
recessione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jogada (f) de golfe (Esp.)

Русский (Russian)
тенденция к сокращению

Español (Spanish)
n. - recesión, caída

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nedgående tendens

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
球棍向下之一挥, 减低, 衰落

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 球棍向下之一揮, 減低, 衰落

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 하강

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ダウンスイング, 太い下向きの線, 下降

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتور وبخاصه في النشاط التجاري, انكماش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תנופה כלפי מטה, מגמת ירידה‬

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