tailspin.
The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
Meaning & usage
The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.
A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin.
Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.
Where this word comes from
From tail + spin.
Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Where this word comes from
From tail + spin.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.