nosedive

n.

1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.
2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge: Stock prices took a nosedive.

noun

1. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground: dive, fall, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble. Informal header. See rise/fall.
2. The act of plunging suddenly downward into or as if into water: dive, plunge, swoop. Informal header. See enter/exit.
3. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: diverse
Antonyms: climb, zoom

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n. 1. (since World War I) a steep downward plunge by an aircraft.

2. a tailspin.

3. slang intoxication.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - styrtdykning
v. intr. - styrtdykke

Nederlands (Dutch)
duikvlucht (maken), plotseling scherp dalen (prijs/koers etc.), plotselinge scherpe daling (prijs/koers etc.), plotselinge verslechtering

Français (French)
n. - (Aviat) piqué
v. intr. - (Aviat) faire un piqué, chuter (la monnaie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sturzflug, Einbruch
v. - im Sturzflug hinuntergehen, mit dem Bug wegtauchen, einen plötzlichen Einbruch erleben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάθετη εφόρμηση
v. - πραγματοποιώ κάθετη εξόρμηση, (μτφ.) πέφτω με τα μούτρα

Italiano (Italian)
scendere in picchiata, picchiata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - picada (f)
v. - picar de nariz

Русский (Russian)
пикировать, пикирование, пике

Español (Spanish)
n. - picado
v. intr. - descender en picado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (stört)dykning
v. - (stört)dyka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
俯冲, 低落, 奇跌, 猛跌, 突然变坏, 跌落, 暴跌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 俯衝, 低落, 奇跌, 猛跌, 突然變壞
v. intr. - 俯衝, 跌落, 暴跌, 突然變壞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 급강하, (가격의)폭락
v. intr. - 급강하하다, (이익이)격감하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 暴落する
n. - 急降下, 暴落

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انقضاض رأسي, هبوط مفاجئ (فعل) ينقض رأسيا, يهبط فجأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צלילה (של מטוס), ירידה תלולה‬
v. intr. - ‮צלל (מטוס)‬

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