downslide

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ slide.

Noun

downslide (plural downslides)

1. A slide downward; a worsening.
   • 2003, Robert Wirsing, Kashmir in the shadow of war:

     Among the most immediate and conspicuous political casualties of the sudden downslide in India-Pakistan relations...

   • 2009 March 15, Bruce Campion-Smith, “Bank of Canada foresees delay in recovery”, in Toronto Star‎:

     "Many of the downslide risks that we identified in our last monetary policy (report) are now materializing.

   • 2009 March 22, Michael Winerip, “He Has Both Sides Covered”, in New York Times‎:

     By the time Mr. Hanke took over, the paper was on a downslide, known for slanting the news to support Republicans.

Antonyms

• upswing