1.
emotional depression; low spirits; funk
A state of feeling down, depressed, or discouraged. The noun form of the verb 落ち込む. Used to describe temporary low moods rather than clinical depression.
失敗して、一時落ち込みがあった。
After the failure, there was a period of feeling down.
落ち込みから立ち直るのに時間がかかった。
It took time to recover from the slump in spirits.
2.
slump; decline; drop (in figures, performance)
A period of reduced activity, performance, or numbers, especially in business or economic contexts. Equivalent to a slump or downturn.
今月の売上は先月より落ち込みが大きい。
This month's sales have seen a bigger slump than last month.
景気の落ち込みが予想より深刻だった。
The economic slump was more serious than expected.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 落ち込む: the base verb (to feel depressed; to slump)
- {スランプ}: slump — mostly for performance (sports, work); loanword
- 低迷: prolonged slump — implies sustained stagnation at a low level
USAGE:
Sense 1 describes a temporary emotional state; it is milder than 鬱 (うつ, depression). Sense 2 describes quantitative decline (sales, production, performance).