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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| upturn | x/ | Noun |
| upswing | x/ | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| slump | / | Noun |
| cutbacks | /x | Noun |
| economy | x/xx | Noun |
| boom | / | Noun |
| doldrums | /x | Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| retrenchment | x/x | Noun |
| economic | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| upheaval | x/x | Noun |
| resurgence | x/x | Noun |
| layoffs | /x | Noun |
| deflation | x/x | Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shortfall | /x | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| drought | / | Noun |
| worsening | /xx | Verb |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| turnaround | /xx | Noun |
| implosion | x/x | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| growth | / | Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| trough | / | Noun |
| dive | / | Noun |
| declension | x/x | Noun |
| plummet | /x | Verb |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| dawn | / | Noun |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| fall | / | Noun |
| turn | / | Noun |
| downtime | /x | Noun |
| eclipse | x/ | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| drawdown | /x | Noun |
| nadir | /x | Noun |
| downward spiral | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| dwindling | /xx | Noun |
| ups and downs | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| drooping | /x | Verb |
| wane | / | Noun |
| depths | / | Noun |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| lowdown | /x | Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun |
| downpour | /x | Noun |
| hard time | // | Phrase, Noun |
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun |
| snowing | /x | Verb |
| apocalypse | x/xx | Noun |
| autumn | /x | Noun |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| raining | /x | Verb |
| bout | / | Noun |
| lowe | / | Name |
| outage | /x | Noun |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| low water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| dimming | /x | Noun |
| cold spell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| upside | // | Adjective |
| lull | / | Noun |
| flaw | / | Noun |
| crescendo | x/x | Noun |
| climacteric | x//x | Noun |
| cyclical | /xx | Adjective |
| weather | /x | Verb |
| fortunes | /x | Noun |
| exacerbating | x/xxx | Verb |
| coincided | xx/x | Verb |
| brunt | / | Noun |
| cycle | /x | Noun |
| market | /x | Noun |
| wake | / | Noun |
| experiencing | x/xxx | Verb |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| hedge | / | Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| aggravated | /xxx | Verb |
| crash | / | Noun |
| tourism | /xx | Noun |
| triggered | /x | Verb |
| impacted | /xx | Verb |
| precipitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| periods | /xx | Noun |
| prices | /x | Noun |
| sales | / | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Verb |
| blamed | / | Verb |
| precipitate | x/xx | Verb |
| ensuing | /xx | Verb |
| profitability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| severity | x/xx | Noun |
| worldwide | // | Adjective |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| hit | / | Verb |
| seventies | /xx | Noun |
| suffered | /x | Verb |
| spending | /x | Noun |
| midst | / | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun |
| revenues | /xx | Noun |
| withstand | x/ | Verb |
| unemployment | xx/x | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| backhand | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backsliding | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| bending | /x | Noun |
| brake | / | Noun, Verb |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| constriction | x/x | Noun |
| contracting | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cooling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deceleration | xxx/x | Noun |
| declination | xx/x | Noun |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| degradation | xx/x | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| descending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| discomfort | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| easing | /x | Noun |
| ebb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fallback | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fold | / | Noun, Verb |
| glut | / | Noun, Verb |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hem | / | Noun, Verb |
| hindsight | /x | Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| juncture | /x | Noun |
| kickback | /x | Noun |
| landing | /x | Noun |
| landslide | /x | Noun, Verb |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| lowering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| moderation | xx/x | Noun |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| narrowing | /xx | Noun |
| outbreak | /x | Noun, Verb |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| prosperity | x/xx | Noun |
| recess | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| recoil | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| regress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| regression | x/x | Noun |
| retardation | xx/x | Noun |
| retraction | x/x | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retrogression | /x/x | Noun |
| reversal | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| rise | / | Noun, Verb |
| rollover | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| shortages | /xx | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| shrinking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| slack | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| slackening | /xx | Noun |
| slide | / | Noun, Verb |
| slippage | /x | Noun |
| slowing | /x | Noun |
| sluggishness | /xx | Noun |
| softening | /xx | Noun |
| squeeze | / | Verb, Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standstill | /x | Noun |
| stricture | /x | Noun |
| turbulence | /xx | Noun |
| unease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| upsurge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| weakness | /x | Noun |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
