downturn, slowdown, doldrums, recession, malaise, falloff, tailspin, meltdown, rut, slide, losing streak, upturn, upswing, sluggishness, credit crunch, skid, decline, downslide, woes, funk, surge, glut, rebound, drought, streak, nosedive, downswing, weakness, swoon, crisis, downspin, turmoil, bounceback, nose dive, selloff, dropoff, plunge, decine, winning streak, contraction, gloom, crunch, troubles, boom, bottoming, dip, drop, tumble, downtrend, resurgence, lull, spurt, struggles, slowing, oversupply, downdraft, torrid, stagnation, hangover, jitters, lows, cold snap, shakeout, turnaround, losses, uptick, deline, spike, slackening, jinx, sag, turbulence, layoff, collapse, overcapacity, upheaval, spree, pullback, bounce, resurgent, binge, squeeze, revival, turndown, logjam, cutbacks, bubble, trend, purple patch, highs, shakeup, sputter, plateauing, blip, deceleration, letdown, fallout, predicament, implosion, downbeat, deflation, double digit, slumps, downturns, spate, upsurge, recessions, setback, shortfall

great depression

smash

break, cave in, diminution, droop, economic condition, fall in, financial condition, flag, founder, give, give way, swag

depression, drop-off, economic crisis, fall off, falling off, sink, slack, slide down, slouch