megarecession

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ recession.

Noun

megarecession (plural megarecessions)

1. (informal) A major economic recession.
   • 2009 July 11, Bob Herbert, “The Human Equation”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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