DOWNSHIFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does downshift mean? 

• DOWNSHIFT (noun)
  The noun DOWNSHIFT has 2 senses:

1. a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one

2. a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle

  Familiarity information: DOWNSHIFT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOWNSHIFT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("downshift" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("downshift" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)