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1.nounThe rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral."The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin."
2.nounA severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown."Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin."
3.nounAny sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline."The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent."
4.verbOf an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
5.verbTo go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.