Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downward spiral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
down-ward spi-ral
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of thoughts or actions which feeds back into itself, causing a situation to become progressively worse.

Inflected Forms

downward spirals (plural)

Phrases

circle the drain death spiral

Frequently Paired Words

circle the drain death spiral tailspin vicious circle

Antonyms

rebound upward spiral

Questions

What does downward spiral mean?
A series of thoughts or actions which feeds back into itself, causing a situation to become progressively worse.

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