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   tailspin

   /ˈteɪlspɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a spin by an aircraft.
   • ▪ a state of rapidly increasing chaos or panic: "the rise in interest rates sent the stock market into a tailspin"

   verb

   • 1. become increasingly chaotic and out of control: "an economy tailspinning into chaos"

   Word Origin First World War: from tail1 + spin (noun).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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