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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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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

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

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2020

But second world war European Nazis were just bad, period.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2019

The eighteenth century had been a bad period for these industries.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem