| downswing(decline, low, depression, dip, recession) |
| downtrend(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression) |
| downturn(noun, drop, decline, decrease, low) |
| drag(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| drop(noun, decline, low, failure, slump) |
| dumps(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression) |
| economic decline(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure) |
| evil eye(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| failure(noun, drop, decline, low, collapse) |
| falling-off(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression) |
| funk(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression) |
| hard knocks(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| hardship(difficulty, misfortune) |
| hurting(difficulty, hardship, misfortune, adversity, heartache) |
| inactivity(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump) |
| inflation(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse) |
| jam(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| jinx(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| kiss of death(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
| letdown(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression) |