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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
'Downward spiral'
What does the phrase 'downward spiral' mean?
Top answer
An accelerating descent.
- An accelerating descent.
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The above commenter is correct -- and it's also often used to denote an "accelerating descent" in behavior. For example, if I said "Dave is in a downward spiral," I mean that Dave is having a hard time right now, and its impact on his emotions and behavior getting worse. A lot of the time people use this in reference to some bit of information already known by both speakers. For example, if bo
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