[{"word":"tailspin","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin."},{"definition":"A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin."},{"definition":"Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tailspin"]}]