Noun
- 1. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off, deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
- usage: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
- 2. depression, slump, economic crisis, economic condition, crisis
- usage: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Verb
- 1. slump, slouch, sag, droop, swag, flag
- usage: assume a drooping posture or carriage
- 2. slump, slide down, sink, collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
- usage: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
- 3. slump, fall off, sink, drop
- usage: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
- 4. decline, slump, correct, descend, fall, go down, come down
- usage: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
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