To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.) / To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.

A change of direction or a movement downwards. / A reduction in quality or quantity. / A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.

A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.

present participle of downshift

A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle / (engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift

simple past tense and past participle of downshift

plural of downshifter