げんたい

減退

decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
declineebbfailuredecaydecreaseloss

Example Sentences

食欲が急に減退するのは病気の兆候である事がある。

Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.

景気の減退が始まると、短期契約社員達は次々に一時解雇を言い渡された。

As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.