tailspin
noun
tail·spin
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Definition of tailspin
1
: spin sense 2a
2
: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
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Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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Turmoil has ripped through Turkish financial markets in recent weeks, reprising the fear and volatility that sent the country’s economy into a tailspin and its currency into crisis last summer. — Avantika Chilkoti, WSJ, "What’s Driving Turkey’s Markets Wild, in Seven Charts," 2 Apr. 2019 In our rattled times, with Europe’s left in a tailspin and Trump in the White House, with political and social rights besieged, post-utopian egalitarians may need more than globalized third worldism. — Mitchell Cohen, New York Times, "Did the Crusade for Human Rights Lead to More Inequality?," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tailspin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tailspin
tailspin
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tailspin
: a condition in which an airplane is falling rapidly while turning around and around
: a state in which something quickly becomes much worse
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tailspin
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tail·spin
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Kids Definition of tailspin
: a dive by an airplane turning in a circle
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