Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downward drift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: down-ward -drift
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon of people with mental illness moving ever downward along the social and economic scale after they reach adulthood and live independently.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see downward, drift.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yesterday saw a downward drift in share prices and an upward surge in commodities."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does downward drift mean?: The phenomenon of people with mental illness moving ever downward along the social and economic scale after they reach adulthood and live independently.

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