| retrenchment(recession, overproduction) |
| rot(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| rotting(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| ruin(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| ruination(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| rust(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| senescence(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| senility(noun, drop, fall, deterioration, falloff) |
| shakeout(recession, overproduction) |
| skids(noun, drop, decline, fall, low) |
| slope(noun, drop, fall, deterioration, falloff) |
| spoilage(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| spoilation(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| stagflation(recession, overproduction) |
| stagnation(decline, low, depression, dip, recession) |
| tailspin |
| unemployment(recession, overproduction) |
| waning(noun, drop, decline, fall, deterioration) |
| wasting(decline, deterioration, degeneration) |
| wasting away(expression, decline, deterioration, degeneration) |