Word of the day: Tailspin

Tailspin: parafuso ( em aviação), queda em parafuso, estado de pânico

Synonyms: crack-up, nervous breakdown, breakdown, a condition in which an airplane is falling rapidly while turning around and around

“Stock prices are in a tailspin.”

“The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.”

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