sinking

English Thesaurus

1. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	decrease, drop-off, lessening,
definition	:	a change downward (noun.event)

2. a descent as through liquid (especially through water) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	descent,
definition	:	a movement downward (noun.event)

hyponym	:	settling, subsidence, subsiding,
definition	:	a gradual sinking to a lower level (noun.event)

hyponym	:	immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion,
definition	:	sinking until covered completely with water (noun.event)

hyponym	:	foundering, going under,
definition	:	(of a ship) sinking (noun.event)

3. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	anxiety,
definition	:	a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune (noun.feeling)

4. a descent as through liquid (especially through water) (noun.event)

derivation	:	go down, go under, settle, sink,
definition	:	go under, (verb.motion)

derivation	:	go down, go under, settle, sink,
definition	:	go under, (verb.motion)