nosedived
Fell straight down
Nosedived is the past tense of nosedive—to plunge steeply downward.
The term comes from aircraft diving nose-first toward the ground.
It extends to any sudden, dramatic decline: The stock nosedived after the earnings report, His popularity nosedived when the scandal broke.
The alternative past tense nosedove appears occasionally but nosedived predominates.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- marketsTrade gathering places
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- pricesAmounts charged for goods
- valueImportance or price
portfolio · trading · recession · downturn · slump · collapse · plunge · crash
Sudden violent impact
- plummetRapid downward descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- spiralCurve winding around center
mayday · wreckage · impact · collision · catastrophe · emergency · blackbox · fireball
Process of declining quality
- worseningBecoming more severe
- collapseSudden structural failure
- downfallSudden loss of power
- failureLack of success
slump · downturn · regression · decay · erosion · degeneration · ratings · popularity
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
value · portfolio · trading · recession · downturn · slump · collapse · plunge · crash · decline
crash
Sudden violent impact
spiral · mayday · wreckage · impact · collision · catastrophe · emergency · blackbox · fireball · debris
deterioration
Process of declining quality
failure · slump · downturn · regression · decay · erosion · degeneration · ratings · popularity · reputation