tailspin
IPA: tˈeɪɫspɪn
noun
- (aviation) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
- (figuratively) A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
- (figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
verb
- Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
- (figurative) To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
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