downhill

pronunciation

How to pronounce downhill in British English: UK [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl , ˈdaʊnhɪl]word uk audio image

How to pronounce downhill in American English: US [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl , ˈdaʊnhɪl] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    the downward slope of a hill
    a ski race down a trail
  • Adjective:
    sloping down rather steeply
  • Adverb:
    toward a lower or inferior state
    toward the bottom of a hill

Word Origin

downhill
1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from down (adv.) + hill. Meaning “a downhill skiing race” is from 1960.

Antonym

adj.

uphill

Example

1. Downhill might be fast , but it 's crazy .
2. Our cultural vocabulary indicates that marriages move one way -- downhill .
3. You might be feeling like your life right now is one giant downhill slope .
4. In january 1991 , my life was going downhill fast .
5. Relations with china kept going downhill .

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