nosedive

[ nohz-dahyv ]

noun

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

   a time when market values were in a nosedive.

verb (used without object)

, nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing.

1. to go into a nosedive:

   a warning that prices might nosedive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosedive¹

First recorded in 1910–15; nose + dive

Example Sentences

The biggest drop in export value was for edible fruit and nuts, which nosedived 73.5%.

From BBC

Rite Aid’s languishing stock, meanwhile, took a nosedive when the company entered bankruptcy late last year and the New York Stock Exchange moved to delist it.

From Los Angeles Times

But she wouldn’t directly “deny or confirm” which of them led to the reboot’s nosedive.

From Los Angeles Times

Their only win during that nosedive came against the New York Giants.

From Los Angeles Times

“The business just started to nosedive because no one’s doing metal type anymore,” Cary explains.

From Los Angeles Times