tailspin

  1. Noun.  The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
  2. Noun.  A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
  3. Noun.  Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

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