tailspin
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Britannica Dictionary definition of TAILSPIN
[singular]
1
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a condition in which an airplane is falling rapidly while turning around and around
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The plane went into a tailspin. [=spin]
2
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a state in which something quickly becomes much worse
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Stock prices are in a tailspin.
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The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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The news of his death sent her into a tailspin. [=caused her to become very unhappy, to lose control of her life, etc.]
