English

Etymology
Compound of tail + spin.

Noun
tailspin

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

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

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

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

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

#: The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.

Translations

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Spanish: barrena f

• 2006-11-16 19:03 - Dvortygirl - spello, fiddle

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