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tailspin

Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlspɪn/

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Definition of tailspin

noun

  • a spin by an aircraft.
  • a state of rapidly increasing chaos or panic:the rise in interest rates sent the stock market into a tailspin

verb (tailspins, tailspinning; past and past participle tailspun)

[no object]
  • become increasingly chaotic and out of control:an economy tailspinning into chaos

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