different between downturn vs desolation

downturn

English

Etymology

down- +? turn

Noun

downturn (plural downturns)

  1. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.

Antonyms

  • upturn

Translations

Verb

downturn (third-person singular simple present downturns, present participle downturning, simple past and past participle downturned)

  1. To turn downwards
  2. To decline

Anagrams

  • turn down, turndown

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desolation

English

Etymology

From Old French desolacion, from Latin d?s?l?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?s??le???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

desolation (countable and uncountable, plural desolations)

  1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
  2. The state of being desolated or laid waste
    Synonyms: ruin, solitariness, destitution, gloom, gloominess
    • I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
  3. A place or country wasted and forsaken.

Translations


Middle French

Etymology

Latin d?s?l?ti?.

Noun

desolation f (plural desolations)

  1. desolation; destruction; annihilation.

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