also: ぜっふちょう
very bad condition; terrible form; serious slump
Used when someone or something is performing extremely poorly, often in sports, work, or health. The opposite is 絶好調.
See also: 絶好調
He's in terrible form today and hasn't gotten a single hit yet.
エースが絶不調だと、チーム全体に影響が出る。
When the ace is in a serious slump, it affects the whole team.
不調 means 'poor condition' or 'slump', but 絶不調 emphasizes an extreme degree of bad condition.
絶不調 describes being in absolutely terrible form, the direct opposite of 絶好調's absolutely perfect form.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading ぜっふちょう is a common colloquial variant.
Colloquial reading variant; the kanji form is the same.
Compound of 絶 (ぜつ, 'extreme') + 不調 (ふちょう, 'poor condition'). The reading ぜっふちょう is a euphonic change common in colloquial speech.