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Definition of "tailspin" []

  • The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin. (noun)
  • Informal A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tailspin" in a sentence
  • "The climate is in tailspin What are you waiting for?"
  • "My theory on the tailspin is because the Indians are built around so many talented young players who found winning easy last year."
  • "SNOW: He really has, and that word tailspin just as indicative of how fierce, though, the competition is here."