downswing

[ doun-swing ]

noun

1. a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
2. a downward trend or decrease, as of business or a nation's birth rate.

downswing

/ ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ /

noun

1. a statistical downward trend in business activity, the death rate, etc
2. golf the downward movement or line of a club when striking the ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of downswing¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; down ¹ + swing ¹

Example Sentences

No matter where American society sits along the upswing and downswing of internationalism and isolationism, it is essential to keep our eyes open to the world.

From Time

Through high school, college, and young adulthood, seemingly minor missteps—a bad grade, a lost debate—toppled me into downswings.

From Time

They want the TV networks to acknowledge that linear viewership is on the downswing, and they acknowledge that advertisers need to become more comfortable buying networks’ streaming and digital video inventory.

From Digiday

Mallon said Woods was fortunate that the injured leg was his right because it is the left leg that absorbs most of the force in a golfer’s downswing during the transfer of weight.

From Washington Post

Conquering agony, he swung up the pick before Ewyo could recover from the vicious downswing.

From Project Gutenberg

Just as he began the downswing of a mighty broadsword stroke, he stumbled on the helmet.

From Project Gutenberg