lost decade
lɔːst ˈdɛkeɪd
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Definition of lost decade - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

economyTECH.period of economic stagnation or declineTECH.
  • The country faced a lost decade after the financial crisis.
  • Analysts warned of a potential lost decade due to poor investments.
  • The region experienced a lost decade with no economic growth.
recession
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Expressions with lost

be lostv.
not know where you are or how to get somewhere
I be lost in the city at night.
get lostv.
lose one's way while traveling
We took a wrong turn and got lost.
lost sheepn.
person who is lost or confused
He felt like a lost sheep in the new city.
lost generationn.
people feeling disconnected from society
Many young people today feel like a lost generation.
be lost withoutv.
feel unable to manage if missing someone or something important
I would be lost without my phone.
get lost in a crowdv.
become unnoticeable among many people
She tends to get lost in a crowd at parties.

Expressions with decade

turn of the decaden.
the transition period between two decades
The turn of the decade brought many technological advancements.
decade-longadj.
lasting for a period of ten years
The decade-long project finally reached completion.

Terms related to lost decade

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
losecrisisdeclinedepressiondownturnrecessionslowdownslumpstagnation

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  1. French:décennie perdue, ...
  2. German:verlorenes Jahrzehnt, ...
  3. Italian:decennio perduto, ...
  4. Spanish:década perdida, ...
  5. Portuguese:década perdida, ...
  6. Chinese:经济停滞期, ...
  7. Japanese:失われた10年, ...
  8. Arabic:عقد ضائع, ...
  9. Hebrew:הָעָשׂוֹר הָאָבוּד, ...
  10. Russian:потерянное десятилетие, ...
  11. Ukrainian:втрачене десятиліття, ...
  12. Hindi:खोया हुआ दशक, ...
Lost Decade
lɔːst ˈdɛkeɪd

Definition of Lost Decade - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

businessTECH.period of economic stagnation in a country, especially Japan in the 1990sTECH.
  • The Lost Decade significantly impacted Japan's global economic position..
  • The Lost Decade led to many economic reforms in Japan.
  • Economists still study the Lost Decade to understand prolonged recessions.
economic slump
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Expressions with lost

be lostv.
not know where you are or how to get somewhere
I be lost in the city at night.
get lostv.
lose one's way while traveling
We took a wrong turn and got lost.
lost sheepn.
person who is lost or confused
He felt like a lost sheep in the new city.
lost generationn.
people feeling disconnected from society
Many young people today feel like a lost generation.
be lost withoutv.
feel unable to manage if missing someone or something important
I would be lost without my phone.
get lost in a crowdv.
become unnoticeable among many people
She tends to get lost in a crowd at parties.

Expressions with decade

turn of the decaden.
the transition period between two decades
The turn of the decade brought many technological advancements.
decade-longadj.
lasting for a period of ten years
The decade-long project finally reached completion.

Terms related to Lost Decade

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
decadecrisisdeflationdepressiondownturnmalaiserecessionslowdownstagnation

View all translations of Lost Decade

✨Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
  1. French:décennie perdue, ...
  2. German:Verlorenes Jahrzehnt, ...
  3. Italian:Decennio Perduto, ...
  4. Spanish:Década Perdida, ...
  5. Portuguese:Década Perdida, ...
  6. Chinese:失去的十年, ...
  7. Japanese:失われた10年, ...
  8. Arabic:العَقْد الضَّائِع, ...
  9. Hebrew:הָעָשׂוֹר הָאָבוּד, ...
  10. Russian:потерянное десятилетие, ...
  11. Ukrainian:Втрачене десятиліття, ...
  12. Hindi:खोया दशक, ...
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