不調(ふちょう)

ふちょう
noun / na-adjective
poor condition, slump
1. poor condition, bad form, slump
A state of not performing well or not functioning properly. Used for people (health, athletic performance) and things (machines, business conditions).
体(からだ)の不調(ふちょう)を感(かん)じる。
I feel something off with my body.
最近(さいきん)、胃腸(いちょう)の不調(ふちょう)が続(つづ)いている。
I've been having ongoing digestive problems lately.
エースの不調(ふちょう)が続(つづ)き、チームは三連敗(さんれんぱい)を喫(きっ)した。
The ace's slump continued, and the team suffered three consecutive losses.

不調(ふちょう) indicates something is not working well or someone is in poor form.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 体調(たいちょう)不良(ふりょう)/不調(ふちょう) (poor physical condition)
  • 不調(ふちょう)が続(つづ)く (slump continues)
  • 不調(ふちょう)に陥(おちい)る (fall into a slump)
  • 不調(ふちょう)から脱出(だっしゅつ)する (come out of a slump)
  • 胃腸(いちょう)の不調(ふちょう) (digestive problems)

CONTRAST:

  • 不調(ふちょう): poor condition or performance (temporary state)
  • 好調(こうちょう): good condition, on a roll (the opposite)
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