Term: tailspin: loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
Candidate hypernym: agitation: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance → 1
Candidate hypernym: teacher's pet: the teacher's favorite student → 0
Candidate hypernym: prosecution: the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant → 0
Candidate hypernym: micruroides: coral snakes → 0
Candidate hypernym: dropout: someone who withdraws from a social group or environment → 0
Candidate hypernym: zapotec: the language of the Zapotec → 0
Candidate hypernym: fife: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band → 0
Candidate hypernym: ladder: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress → 0
Candidate hypernym: distance: size of the gap between two places → 0
Candidate hypernym: toy manchester: breed of small Manchester terrier → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden aster: any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada → 0