recessionist

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adjective

Causing or relating to an economic recession.

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Meanings

adjectiverecessionist (comparative more recessionist, superlative most recessionist)

comparative more recessionist · superlative most recessionist

  1. Causing or relating to an economic recession.

    […] it will result in a slowdown of economic activity and will thus have a recessionist effect (the logical consequence of lower overall consumption and or lower overall investment), accompanied by structural changes.

    2012, Bertrand Chateau, B. Lapillonne, Energy Demand: Facts and Trends: A Comparative Analysis of Industrialized ...

Origin

From recession + -ist.

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APA

recessionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessionist

MLA

“recessionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessionist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recessionist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessionist.

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