slump

Noun
  1. A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (synset 113577712)
    "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
    is a type of: declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening - process of changing to an inferior state
    same as: drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack
  2. A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment (synset 114512697)
    is a type of:
    specific instances: great depression - the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
    same as: depression, economic crisis
Verb
  1. Assume a drooping posture or carriage (synset 201993734)
    is a type of: droop, flag, sag, swag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
    same as: slouch
  2. Fall or sink heavily (synset 201992900)
    "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
    is a type of: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way - break down, literally or metaphorically
    same as: sink, slide down
  3. Fall heavily or suddenly;
    Decline markedly (synset 200433792)
    "The real estate market fell off"
    is a type of: drop - go down in value
    same as: fall off, sink
    verb group: drop, drop down, sink - fall or descend to a lower place or level
  4. Go down in value (synset 201975617)
    "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
    is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    same as: correct, decline

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