Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun downswing

2 senses of downswing

Sense 1
downswing -- (a swing downward of a golf club)
       => golf stroke, golf shot, swing -- (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)

Sense 2
downturn, downswing -- (a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn")
       => worsening -- (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)