recession

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recession

/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/

Rhymes with -ɛʃən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”). By surface analysis, recess + -ion.

noun recessions

countable, uncountable The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. […]that light may break forth from the deepest enclosures of darkness, and mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice, and grace may triumph upon the ruin of sin, and God may be glorified in the miracles of our conversion, and the wonders of our preservation and glories of our being saved.
Similar: withdrawal
countable, uncountable A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age. Eastward in Bosnia, while the central European clime prevails, the thermic gradient does not follow the recession in the north latitude, but the elevation of the terrain.
countable, uncountable A period of reduced economic activity. Statisticians often define a recession as negative real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
Opposite: boom
countable, uncountable The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
Similar: return procession
countable, uncountable The act of ceding something back.
countable, uncountable A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly. Bilateral medial rectus muscle recession when angle is stable. Controversy exists regarding optimal timing of surgery. If greater than 40 prism diopter esotropia, some recommend bimedial recession with resection of one lateral rectus muscle.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: recess, receding, corner, niche, ceding back, economy, regression, regress, retrogression, retreat, crisis, flat, contraction, deflation, backspace, contracting

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noun act or instance of receding

日本語	退去 taikyo, 衰退 suitai
Română	retragere, recesiune, recesie, îndepărtare
עברית	נסיגה nesigá

noun period of reduced economic activity

Español	recesión
한국어	불황 bulhwang, 후퇴 hutoe
日本語	リセッション risesshon, 景気後退 kēki kōtai, 不況 fukyō
中文	衰退 shuāituì, 退去 tuìqù, 蕭條 /萧条 xiāotiáo, 下行 xiàxíng
हिन्दी	मंदी mandī
Português	recessão
Français	récession
Deutsch	Rezession
Italiano	recessione
Ελληνικά	ύφεση ýfesi
Română	recesiune
Русский	спад spad, реце́ссия recéssija
Tiếng Việt	sự suy sút, sự suy thoái
العربية	تَرَاجُع tarājuʕ
עברית	מיתון \ מִתּוּן mitún

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@misc{recession_2026,
  title = {recession},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recession},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}