dégringolade

[dey-gran-gaw-lad, dey-grang-guh-lahd]

noun

plural

dégringolades 

1. French.,  a quick deterioration or breakdown, as of a situation or circumstance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dégringolade¹

First recorded in 1880–85; literally “a quick deterioration,” from dégringoler “to tumble down” + -ade ¹

Related Words

• decline 
• degradation 
• depreciation 
• devaluation 
• disintegration 
• dislocation 
• downturn 
• slump 
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