how to pronounce downhill

/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

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downhill is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of downhill in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… everything seems to go downhill for the …”

meanings of downhill

adjective:

Deteriorating, getting worse.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
Easy.

noun:

The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.

adverb:

Down a slope.

verb:

To take part in downhill skiing.

downhill frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word downhill occurs in english on average 4.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics downhill can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that downhill can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) transport and travel;