cave-in vs tailspin

cave-in

tailspin

noun
  • A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown. 

  • Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. 

  • The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. 

verb
  • Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral. 

  • To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. 

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