tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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2
: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
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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Such an unprecedented step could send the financial markets into a tailspin and over time push up interest rates and weaken the U.S. economy.
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Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
The subsequent drive was better than the horror effort that led to the quadruple-bogey and subsequent tailspin of six years ago, but not by a huge amount.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Campbell won American League Rookie of the Month in April before a concerning tailspin ensued.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Likewise, the World Series title chances are up to 15.1% (from 10.9% last week), though that may be more the result of the Yankees’ sudden tailspin.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
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Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
The subsequent drive was better than the horror effort that led to the quadruple-bogey and subsequent tailspin of six years ago, but not by a huge amount.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Campbell won American League Rookie of the Month in April before a concerning tailspin ensued.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Likewise, the World Series title chances are up to 15.1% (from 10.9% last week), though that may be more the result of the Yankees’ sudden tailspin.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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tailspin
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tail·spin
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