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tailspin

[ teyl-spin ]

noun

  1. a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like.


verb (used without object)

tailspinned, tailspinning.
  1. to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn:

    After the mill closes, the local economy may tailspin.

tailspin

/ ˈteɪlˌspɪn /

noun

  1. aeronautics another name for spin
  2. informal.
    a state of confusion or panic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tailspin1

First recorded in 1910–15; tail 1 + spin
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Idioms and Phrases

see go into a tailspin .
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Example Sentences

And suddenly things have started to look very dicey there "where women have outpaced men by 13 points in the early vote which has sent the campaign into a tailspin during the past two days."

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Those people know we’re counting on their students to steer our collective ship out of its tailspin, commanding an emotional investment in these four episodes.

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When coach and quarterback split up, Tom Brady won Round 1 by guiding Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory while Bill Belichick was unable to pull New England out of a tailspin.

The disappearance of the little girl sends Maddie into an existential tailspin.

The plan, announced last week, is the boldest move yet by Beijing to stop the tailspin of a housing crisis that threatens one of the world’s biggest economies.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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