tailspin

n.

1. The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin.
2. Informal. A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse

Meaning #2: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral spin
  Synonym: spin

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spin
v. intr. - blive konfus, bryde sammen, gå i panik

Nederlands (Dutch)
draaiende duikvlucht (van vliegtuig)

Français (French)
n. - (Aviat) vrille, (fig) dégringolade
v. intr. - faire une vrille, descendre en dégringolade

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trudeln, Panik
v. - trudeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατακόρυφη περιδίνηση (αεροσκάφους), (μτφ.) πανικός
v. - πέφτω με κατακόρυφη περιδίνηση

Italiano (Italian)
avvitamento, crollo, confusione, collasso, avvitarsi, scendere a vite, girare su se stesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parafuso (m), queda (f) em caracol
v. - cair em caracol

Русский (Russian)
(ав.) вираж

Español (Spanish)
n. - barrena, picada
v. intr. - caer en picada, entrar en barrena

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spinn, panik, hysteri
v. - sätta i spinn (flyg)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尾旋, 尾螺旋, 慌乱, 混乱, 打着尾旋降落, 直线降落

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尾旋, 尾螺旋, 慌亂, 混亂
v. intr. - 打著尾旋降落, 直線降落

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선회하며 강하하기, 당황, 허탈
v. intr. - 선회하며 강하하다, 당황하다, 허탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - きりもみ垂直降下, スピン, 大混乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هبوط لولبي شديد ألتحدر, أنهيار بالذيل (فعل) ينهار - يتحدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נפילה, צלילה תוך סחרור (של מטוס), מצב של תוהו ובוהו או בהלה‬
v. intr. - ‮צלל תוך סחרור (מטוס)‬

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