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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
2: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: tailspin, spin]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1917 1. spin 2a 2. a mental or emotional letdown or collapse 3. a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn <stock prices in a tailspin>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a spin (see SPIN n. 2) by an aircraft with the tail spiralling. 2 a state of chaos or panic. --v.intr. (-spinning; past and past part. -spun) perform a tailspin.