tailspin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Compound of tail + spin.

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tailspin (plural tailspins)

1. The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.

   The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.

2. A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.

   Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin.

3. Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

   The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.

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