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downtrend

downtrend

2 3.9
A period when prices or activity fall steadily, often in financial markets
  • noun
  • /ˈdaʊntrɛnd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tendencia a la baja
  • The stock market has experienced a significant downtrend, causing concern among investors.
  • term downtrend

We are in a massive downtrend for Tesla.

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Examples

  • And from the looks of the charts, stocks are now in a modest downtrend.

    Blog text (31)

  • We have had a downtrend underway for many years—a trend common to nonprofit and hobby organizations.

    Academic text (1996)

  • That downtrend is really strong, very, very strong downtrend no matter how you slice it.

  • The year may not close with the same robust growth, as demand in the industry is on the downtrend.

    Blog text (27)

  • For example, after periods of appreciation, Chinese shares fell into a downtrend.

    Blog text (27)

  • As such, the demand for printers seems to be in a secular downtrend.

    Blog text (30)

  • Our internal indicators suggest that tactical tax selling is what caused the recent downtrend.

    Blog text (26)

  • Latest data implies a downtrend at least comparable to one in the 1950s and 1960s.

    Blog text (29)

  • Over the past decade, there has been a sharp downtrend in this country's share of global as well as North American inward direct investment.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Despite a 30% bounce off the lows, the index is still in a bigger downtrend and resistance is nigh.

    Blog text (7)

Synonyms

downturn
vsdowntrend
69 4.4

A period when the economy or business gets worse

is a steady fall in prices or values mainly in financial markets
slump
vsdowntrend
65 4.6

A period when business or the economy falls a lot

is a steady moderate decrease rather than a sudden, severe fall
downswing
vsdowntrend
1 6.1

A time when people buy and sell less and the economy slows

is about continuous decline in prices or values rather than a short dip
downslide
vsdowntrend
1 5.1

A period when something gets worse

is a steady, measurable decrease focused on financial prices and values

Antonyms

uptrend
  • Specialized
2 4.0

A time when prices or values keep rising in markets

How Negative

to crash
  • Informal
87 4.8
slump
65 4.6
downtrend
  • Specialized
2 3.9
decline
439 3.9
to dip
47 2.5

Surface Forms

downtrend singular
downtrends plural

Morphology

downtrend = trend (transparent) = down + trend

A straightforward compound of 'down' + 'trend' meaning a trend that is downward; learners can readily deduce this. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Downtrend is simply down + trend, where down means 'lower' and trend means 'direction' or 'the way something is changing'. So a downtrend is a pattern that goes down—like a line on a graph falling—and that is why the word describes prices or activity steadily decreasing.