slump
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4.6
- noun
- /slʌmp/
- But in 1976, the country entered an economic slump from which it has never recovered.
- an economic slump
- a price slump
- enter a slump
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Watch on YouTubeAnother tip is that if you are in a slump, I've reread books.
- Another tip is that if you are in a slump, I've reread books.
- It's just been book slump after book slump after book slump.
- What's the way that we don't just get to the February slump and everything drops off?
- And for me personally, it jolted me out of a, a creative slump.
- It's like, why do people get in athletic slumps?
- I'm kind of in a reading slump, which is frustrating to say the least.
- And so maybe this is just exactly what I need or I'm going to be in like the worst reading slump I've ever been in.
- So how do you, how do you motivate yourself to learn when you're going through one of these slumps?
- It doesn't have to be using these specific apps, but it has helped me so much get out of the slump of literally just doing nothing.
- And all of a sudden injuries hit, you go into a slump, you know, you just have a bad road trip and then like you're, you're way underperforming.
- He is just like in the worst slump and everyone hates him.
- And if this doesn't, this doesn't solve my slump, nothing will.
- And so I almost feel like I have this kind of like slump somewhere in the middle.
Examples
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Therefore, the team has hit a slump rather than "just not playing well on the road."
Academic text (1994) -
Despite these difficulties, minimally educated farmers caught in a seventeen-year-long agricultural price slump have few other options.
Academic text (2008) -
Sometimes your life will be in a slump, just like sports.
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It's just been book slump after book slump after book slump.
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It's called a slump, and it's not getting any better.
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This particular slump has lasted for over a decade.
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Maybe you could snap him out of his slump.
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And as a result, particularly in light of the economic slump that we're in as a country and and globally, distributors are very risk adverse.
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Developed markets could remain lethargic or suffer further slumps, increasing the risk of a global downturn.
Academic text (2011) -
The company's profits fell significantly during the recent economic slump.
Synonyms
439
3.9
A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value
94
4.5
A period when activity or quality is lower than usual
69
4.4
A period when the economy or business gets worse
10
3.9
A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate
9
4.8
A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is
3
4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
2
3.9
A period when prices or activity fall steadily, often in financial markets
1
7.0
A period when the economy is weak and people buy less
1
5.1
A period when something gets worse
1
6.1
A time when people buy and sell less and the economy slows
A period when activity is low and progress stops
Antonyms
Compounds
How Severe
- Specialized
39
4.0
- Specialized
858
4.6
65
4.6
69
4.4
47
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slump As a noun, slump is like that low lump or long drop in a chart — it names a time when things stay low. So, a slump is a period of 'decline' or poor performance.