Slump — is a form of mass wasting event that occurs when loosely consolidated materials or rock layers move a short distance down a slope. The landmass and the surface it slumps upon is called a failure surface. When the movement occurs in soil, there is … Wikipedia
slump — [n] decline, failure bad period, bad times, blight, blue devils*, blue funk*, bottom, bust, collapse, crash, depreciation, depression, descent, dip, downer*, downslide*, downswing*, downtrend, downturn, drop, dumps*, fall, falling off*, funk,… … New thesaurus
depression — [n1] low spirits; despair abasement, abjection, abjectness, blahs*, bleakness, blue funk*, bummer, cheerlessness, dejection, desolation, desperation, despondency, disconsolation, discouragement, dispiritedness, distress, dole, dolefulness, dolor … New thesaurus
depression — I noun debasement, decline, deflation, dejection, depreciation, despondence, despondency, disheartenment, dispiritedness, dolefulness, economic decline, gloom, lowering, lowness, maeror, sinking, slump, tristitia associated concepts: economic… … Law dictionary
slump — index decline, decrease (noun), decrease (verb), depress, depression, languish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
depression — slump An extended or severe period of recession Depressions occur infrequently. The most recent Great Depression occurred in the 1930s; prior to that they occurred in the periods 1873 96, 1844 51, and 1810 17. Depressions are usually associated… … Big dictionary of business and management
slump — A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * slump slump [slʌmp] noun [countable usually singular] 1. a sudden fall in the price, value,… … Financial and business terms
depression — Period when excess aggregate supply overwhelms aggregate demand, resulting in falling prices, unemployment problems, and economic contraction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * depression de‧pres‧sion [dɪˈpreʆn] noun [countable, uncountable]… … Financial and business terms
depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… … English dictionary for students
depression — [[t]dɪpre̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ depressions 1) N VAR Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant. Mr Thomas was suffering from depression... I slid into … English dictionary
slump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. fall, settle, sink, drop; slouch, lounge, sprawl; sag, droop; decline, diminish, wane, languish; fail, collapse. n. decline; setback, depression, recession, regression, reversion, comedown,… … English dictionary for students
