TAILSPIN


Meaning of TAILSPIN in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : spin II 2a

the airplane went into a tailspin

2. : a collapse into mental or emotional depression or confusion

the sight of it had nearly sent him into a tailspin — Jean Stafford

3. : a state of disordered or depressed activity : chaos , demoralization

an abrupt falling off in foreign trade may send the economy into a tailspin — Atlantic

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.