The state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year.

Roget 659: deterioration, debasement; wane, ebb; recession etc. 287; retrogradation etc. 283^†; decrease etc. 36.    degeneracy, degeneration, degenerateness; degradation; depravation, depravement; devolution; depravity etc. 945; demoralization, retrogression; masochism.    impairment, inquination^†, injury, damage, loss, detriment, delaceration^†, outrage, havoc, inroad, ravage, scath^†; perversion, prostitution, vitiation, discoloration, oxidation, pollution, defoedation^†, poisoning, venenation^†, leaven, contamination, canker, corruption, adulteration, alloy.    decline, declension, declination; decadence, decadency^†; falling off etc. v.; caducity^†, decrepitude.    decay, dilapidation, ravages of time, wear and tear; corrosion, erosion; moldiness, rottenness; moth and rust, dry rot, blight, marasmus^†, atrophy, collapse; disorganization; delabrement etc. (destruction). 162; aphid, Aphis, plant louse, puceron^†; vinefretter^†, vinegrub^†.    wreck, mere wreck, honeycomb, magni nominis umbra [Lat.]; jade, plug, rackabones [U.S.], skate [U.S.]; tackey^†, tacky [U.S.].    ... show more

Roget 287: recession, retirement, withdrawal; retreat; retrocession etc. 283^†; departure, etc. 293; recoil etc. 277; flight etc. (avoidance) 623.    ... show more

Polish: recesja

A small concavity.

synonyms: corner, niche, recess.

Roget 283: regress, regression; retrocession^†, retrogression, retrograduation^†, retroaction; reculade^†; retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration^†; recession etc. (motion from) 287; recess; crab-like motion.    refluence^†, reflux; backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return; resilience reflection, reflexion [Brit.] (recoil) 277; flip-flop, volte-face [Fr.].    counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march; veering, tergiversation, recidivation^†, backsliding, fall; deterioration etc. 659; recidivism, recidivity^†.    reversal, relapse, turning point etc. (reversion) 145.    ... show more

Dutch: nis, uitsparing

The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service.

synonym: recessional.

Dutch: recessie

The act of ceding back.

synonym: ceding back.

Polish: retrocesja

The act of becoming more distant.

synonym: receding.