Recession and Setback

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Recession noun - A period of decreased economic activity.

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Setback and recession are semantically related in downswing topic. In some cases you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Recession".

Nearby Words: recede, recess, recessive, recessed, recessing

Setback noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

Usage example: the colonists persevered despite suffering setbacks that would have discouraged lesser souls

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Recession and setback are semantically related in downswing topic. Sometimes you can use "Recession" instead a noun "Setback".

long	long recession	long setback
mild	mild recession	mild setback
nasty	nasty recession	nasty setback
massive	massive recession	massive setback
Other adjectives: big, great, major, minor, recent, financial.

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