Tailspin
Meaning:
Tailspin means a state of confusion or panic, a situation in which something dramatically fails or gets out of control. It also means an emotional breakdown. Tailspin is used as a noun and a verb.
Origin:
First used in 1917, it originally meant “rapid spiralling descent of an aircraft” from “tail” + “spin”. The term took on the figurative sense of “a state characterised by loss of control” from 1928.
Example sentences:
The pandemic threw the economy into a tailspin.
Stock prices went into a tailspin following the failure of the President in the election.
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