tailspin
10
7.2
- noun
- /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/
:
colapso emocional (personal)
- After that, my life quickly went into a tailspin.
And, you know, yeah, sure, it could have sent me into a tailspin, but it didn't.
- And, you know, yeah, sure, it could have sent me into a tailspin, but it didn't.
- Sorry for the Rand, I'm in such a tailspin.
- And, and, and it just stuff like that that'll like tear me into like a tailspin to where I need a Kleenex.
- It can send them into what is called a mental tailspin, which kind of sounds like the title of my next LP.
- That is chilling and heartbreaking, and it puts me in an inescapable emotional tailspin.
- And I've seen this so many times in my career where people will, will get into a rut and a tailspin and live in their own narrative and just go round and round in it.
Examples
-
Cerebus refused to put more money into Chrysler, and Chrysler went into a tailspin.
Blog text (12) -
That's gonna send us into an economic tailspin.
-
I feel like I'm caught in some kind of a tailspin and no direction makes sense.
-
I went into a real emotional tailspin.
-
In our case, it was the rain and a deadline that threw us into a tailspin.
Blog text (1) -
The addition of a new baby throws the family rhythm into a tailspin!
Blog text (19) -
Then, the global economic crisis sent Ukraine's economy into a tailspin.
Academic text (2010) -
In the aftermath of the OPEC-induced oil crisis of 1973, the Indian economy was in a tailspin.
Academic text (1997) -
The resulting economic tailspin created large pockets of famine, a tragic anomaly in a country rich with agricultural promise.
Academic text (2000) -
After losing her job, she found herself in a tailspin of anxiety and confusion.
Antonyms
Idioms
How Distressed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tailspin comes from the two simple parts tail and spin and was first used for planes; a helpful way to remember the later meaning is to imagine someone 'spinning' out of control. That's why it now also means a sudden loss of emotional control or confusion.