megarecession

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noun

A major economic recession.

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Meanings

nounmegarecession (plural megarecessions)

plural megarecessions

  1. informalA major economic recession.

    Even if it were working perfectly, the stimulus would not come close to stemming the cascade of joblessness unleashed by this megarecession.

    2009 July 11, Bob Herbert, “The Human Equation”, in New York Times

Origin

From mega- + recession.

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APA

megarecession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megarecession

MLA

“megarecession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megarecession. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megarecession,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megarecession.

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