noun

nosedive

NOHZ-dyv

noun

A steep, headfirst drop, whether physical or figurative, such as a sharp fall in price.

"Shares of the company took a nosedive after the scandal broke."

"The plane went into a nosedive before the pilot regained control."

verb

To drop suddenly and sharply, like an aircraft plunging nose-first.

"Sales nosedived in the final quarter of the year."

How to Use Nosedive

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA sudden, steep drop — used literally for planes and figuratively for prices, popularity, or morale.

Common pairings

take a nosedive prices nosedived go into a nosedive

nosedived past tense, nosedove past tense, nosedives plural, nosedives singular

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Shares of the company took a _____ after the scandal broke.

A compound of nose + dive, first used for an aircraft plunging nose-first toward the ground.

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