不振(ふしん)

ふしん
noun, na-adjective
slump; poor performance; dullness
business
See also: 不審(ふしん) (suspicious, dubious), 不信(ふしん) (homophone: distrust)
1. slump; poor performance; dullness
A state of below-normal performance, activity, or results. Used for business conditions, athletic performance, or general decline.
営業(えいぎょう)不振(ふしん)に陥(おちい)る。
Fall into a business slump.
彼(かれ)は打撃(だげき)不振(ふしん)が続(つづ)いている。
His batting slump continues.
景気(けいき)不振(ふしん)で売(う)り上(あ)げが落(お)ちた。
Sales dropped due to the economic slump.

Etymology

不(ふ) (not, un-) + 振(しん) (flourishing, prosperity)

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Compare: 低迷(ていめい) (stagnation, slump)
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