不況|ふきょうfukyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(economic) depression; recession; slump
   好況こうきょうと不況ふきょうは交互こうごに来くる。↗

   Good times alternate with bad.

• SynonymリセッションNeutralLoanword for a recession in the technical economics sense, seen mostly in economic reporting; 「不況」 is the common word for a downturn in general.
• Synonym不景気ふけいきNeutralColloquial word for dull business and hard times; it can also describe a gloomy atmosphere. 「不況」 is the more formal, news-style term.
• SynonymスランプNeutralLoanword for a slump in form or performance, mostly about individuals such as athletes; 「不況」 is about the economy as a whole.
• Synonym景気後退けいきこうたいWrittenWritten/formal term for the phase when the economy turns down from its peak, stressing the trend; 「不況」 stresses the state of already being in a slump.
• SynonymデプレッションNeutralLoanword for a severe depression; it also means depression (the mental state) or a low-pressure system, while 「不況」 refers only to the economy.
• Related経済危機けいざいききNeutralAn economic crisis, often involving financial turmoil and funding drying up; 「不況」 describes the state of a sluggish economy rather than a crisis.
• Antonym好況こうきょうWrittenWritten/formal antonym for good business conditions and a booming economy, the opposite of 「不況」 in a slump.
• Antonym好景気こうけいきNeutralColloquial antonym for good times and prosperity, set against 「不況」 and 「不景気」.
• Antonym繁栄はんえいNeutralAntonym meaning prosperity and flourishing in any field, not just the economy, as opposed to 「不況」.

For a sluggish economy or a slump, use 「不況」, as in 「不況が続く」. Say 「不景気」 in everyday speech, 「リセッション」 for a recession in the economics sense, 「経済危機」 for crisis scenes like financial turmoil, and 「スランプ」 for a personal slump.

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1. 景気けいきが悪わるいこと。