"downward drift" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} downward drift (uncountable)
  1. (psychology, social sciences) The phenomenon of people with mental illness moving ever downward along the social and economic scale after they reach adulthood and live independently. Tags: uncountable
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see downward, drift. Tags: uncountable
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