tailspin
(noun)
noun
1. loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
Definition categories: state, agitation
2. rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
Similar word(s): spin
Definition categories: act, acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting
Sentences with tailspin as a noun:
- The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.
- Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin.
- The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.