bad period

NOUN

slump

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation

STRONG

blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough

WEAK

bad times blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off falling-off hard times rainy days the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascent increase rise

STRONG

blessing boon happiness success

Example Sentences

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bad period

She's a strong woman, coming out of a bad period, and you get that running type of energy from the song.

From BBC ● May 7, 2023

“This could be the overriding force which results in a bad period for equities in the weeks ahead.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2021

And it seems very easy to believe a person when they say, “This was a bad period for me.”

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2021

"Do you ever feel like we're living during a particularly bad period in history?"

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2020

But she is to be pitied; she has been born into a bad period.

From A Mummer's Tale by Charles E. Roche

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