Definitions for nosedive

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nosedive nose·dive

Spelling: [nohz-dahyv]

IPA: /ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv/

Nosedive is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in nosedive (deeinosv).

Definitions for nosedive

noun

1. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
2. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline:

verb (used without object)

1. to go into a nosedive:

Origin of nosedive

First recorded in 1910-15; nose + dive

Examples for nosedive

Back in the 2011 season, the Colombian crop took a nosedive, dropping from 12 million bags to 7.6 million.

Much the same as the rest of the world, the music industry took a nosedive in 2008.

Perry had multiple problems beyond immigration when he began to nosedive in the polls.

We have never seen a nosedive this dramatic in the recent history of this country.

But the plan misfired, and when Laura found herself on her own at college, her high-flying life went into a nosedive.