"downslide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downslides [plural]
Etymology: From down- + slide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|slide}} down- + slide Head templates: {{en-noun}} downslide (plural downslides)
  1. A slide downward; a worsening.

Inflected forms

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