downturns Definition

downswing, crises, declines, crisis, shocks, depressions, decreases, reversals, contractions, setbacks, downs, busts, drops, descents, pleats, folds, stops, ingrowths, recessions, slowdowns, slumps, recession, slowdown, upturn, credit crunch, slump, fluctuations, deteriorations, upheavals, shakeout, volatility, contraction, turndowns, downdraft, bankruptcies, boom, vicissitudes, turbulence, cutbacks, disasters, seasonality, falloff, dislocations, pullbacks, underreact, retrenchment, cycles, unprofitability, stagnation, gluts, oversupply, markets, turmoil, hurricanes, snapback, investments, overcapacity, shortfalls, winters, catastrophes, economy, deceleration, calamities, lagging indicator, trends, surpluses, upswing, layoffs, meltdown, vagaries, doldrums, panics, diversification, selloff, overcapitalization, deflation, increases, growth, expansions, malaise, reflation, softness, defaults, droughts, undercapitalization, funks, spikes, downspin, shrinkage, underinvestment, economic, swonk, troughs, proprietorships, influxes, deindustrialization, dip, wartimes, deline, obsolescence,