downward spiral

: from a higher to a lower place

: toward a direction that is the opposite of up

: from a higher to a lower condition

: moving or extending downward

: descending from a head, origin, or source

: winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it

: helical

: spiral-bound

: the path of a point in a plane moving around a central point while continuously receding from or approaching it

: a three-dimensional curve (such as a helix) with one or more turns about an axis

: a single turn or coil in a spiral object

: to go and especially to rise or fall in a spiral course

: to form into a spiral

: to cause to spiral