Tailspin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin.
  • n. Informal A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
  • n. A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
  • n. Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
  • n. rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
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