tailspin | Definition of tailspin

Synonyms and Antonyms of tailspin

a mental or nervous collapse

the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin

Synonyms of tailspin

breakdown, crack-up, nervous breakdown

Words Related to tailspin

frazzle, freak-out, meltdown

alarm (also alarum), anxiety, apprehension, disquiet

excitability, nervousness

agitation, discomposure, perturbation

Near Antonyms of tailspin

aplomb, calmness, composure, coolness, imperturbability, placidity, self-possession, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness