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slump

American  
[sluhmp] / slʌmp /

verb (used without object)

  1. to drop or fall heavily; collapse.

    Suddenly she slumped to the floor.

  2. to assume a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture.

    Stand up straight and don't slump!

  3. to decrease or fall suddenly and markedly, as prices or the market.

  4. to decline or deteriorate, as health, business, quality, or efficiency.

  5. to sink into a bog, muddy place, etc., or through ice or snow.

  6. to sink heavily, as the spirits.


noun

  1. an act or instance of slumping.

  2. a decrease, decline, or deterioration.

    Synonyms:
    setback, reverse, lapse
  3. a period of decline or deterioration.

  4. any mild recession in the economy as a whole or in a particular industry.

  5. a period during which a person performs slowly, inefficiently, or ineffectively, especially a period during which an athlete or team fails to play or score as well as usual.

  6. a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture, especially of the shoulders.

  7. a landslide or rockslide.

  8. the vertical subsidence of freshly mixed concrete that is a measure of consistency and stiffness.

  9. New England Cooking. a dessert made with cooked fruit, especially apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.

slump 1 British  
/ slʌmp /

verb

  1. to sink or fall heavily and suddenly

  2. to relax ungracefully

  3. (of business activity, etc) to decline suddenly; collapse

  4. (of health, interest, etc) to deteriorate or decline suddenly or markedly

  5. (of soil or rock) to slip down a slope, esp a cliff, usually with a rotational movement

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noun

  1. a sudden or marked decline or failure, as in progress or achievement; collapse

  2. a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc

  3. economics another word for depression

  4. the act of slumping

  5. a slipping of earth or rock; landslide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Slump 2 British  
/ slʌmp /

noun

  1. another name for the Depression

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Other Word Forms

  • unslumped adjective
  • unslumping adjective

Etymology

Origin of slump

1670–80; originally, to sink into a bog or mud; perhaps imitative ( plump 2 )

Example Sentences

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Consumer-discretionary stocks were among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500, extending a slump fueled by fears the war will drag on economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The weeks ending February 28 and April 4, 2025, saw active volume slump by 9% and 27%, respectively.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The price of bitcoin and other tokens touched record highs this past fall, only to fall into a slump that has stretched into 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“Consumer net-worth figures indicate equities account for more than 25% of total consumer assets, so a 5-10% equity slump is material,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Her shoulders slump and she releases the deepest breath, as if she’s letting go of everything she wanted to say.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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