Nosedive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline

a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈoʊzdaɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈəʊzdaɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈəʊzdaɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈoʊzdaɪv/.

Examples

the stock took a nosedive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dive nose dive

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline “the stock took a nosedive”
noun	a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
verb	plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sturzflug

ein plötzlicher starker Abfall oder schneller Rückgang

🇫🇷French

plongeon

une baisse soudaine ou un déclin rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

picado vertical

una caída repentina o una disminución rápida

🇮🇹Italian

picchiata

un brusco calo improvviso o un rapido declino

🇳🇱Dutch

duikvlucht

een plotselinge scherpe daling of snelle daling

🇵🇹Portuguese

queda livre

uma queda repentina e acentuada ou declínio rápido

🇷🇺Russian

пикирование

внезапное резкое падение или быстрое снижение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग़ोता मारना

अचानक तेज गिरावट या तेजी से गिरावट

🇧🇩Bengali

নাক ডাকা

হঠাৎ ধারালো পতন বা দ্রুত পতন

🇮🇳Tamil

மூக்கடைப்பு

திடீர் கூர்மையான வீழ்ச்சி அல்லது விரைவான சரிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ముక్కుపుడక

ఆకస్మిక పదునైన తగ్గుదల లేదా వేగవంతమైన క్షీణత

🇮🇳Marathi

नाक खुपसणे

अचानक तीक्ष्ण घट किंवा जलद घट

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાક બંધ

અચાનક તીવ્ર ઘટાડો અથવા ઝડપી ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಗುತಿ

ಹಠಾತ್ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಕುಸಿತ ಅಥವಾ ತ್ವರಿತ ಕುಸಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂക്കുപൊത്തുന്ന

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള കുത്തനെ ഇടിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ഇടിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੱਕ ਵਗਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਗਿਰਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਗਿਰਾਵਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناک

اچانک تیز کمی یا تیزی سے کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

急剧下降

突然急剧下降或快速下降

🇯🇵Japanese

急降下

突然の急落または急落

🇰🇷Korean

급강하

갑작스러운 급격한 하락 또는 급격한 감소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lao xuống

giảm mạnh đột ngột hoặc giảm nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

จิกหัว

การลดลงอย่างรวดเร็วหรือการลดลงอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menukik

penurunan tajam secara tiba-tiba atau penurunan yang cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

masungit

isang biglaang matalim na pagbaba o mabilis na pagbaba

🇲🇾Malay

menusuk hidung

kejatuhan mendadak atau kemerosotan yang cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هبوط حاد

انخفاض حاد مفاجئ أو انخفاض سريع

🇮🇷Persian

دماغی

افت شدید ناگهانی یا کاهش سریع

🇹🇷Turkish

pike

ani keskin düşüş veya hızlı düşüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְלוֹל

ירידה חדה פתאומית או ירידה מהירה

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