1
: a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (such as an airplane)
2
: a sudden extreme drop
stock prices took a nosedive
nose-dive
intransitive verb
Examples of nosedive in a Sentence
The plane went into a nosedive.
The stock market took a nosedive.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
The hotel was sold last year for $10.6 million, a value that took a nosedive in recent years amid the local hospitality industry’s decline.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
That action, which prompted a nosedive in Asia-to-U.S. trade in May, was largely viewed as a precursor to more expansive regulatory action against de minimis.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
Elon Musk is back in form at Tesla and championing the Cybertruck, which has taken a nosedive in deliveries.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosedive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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nosedive
1 of 2 noun
nose·dive
ˈnōz-ˌdīv 
1
: a downward nose-first plunge (as of an airplane)
2
: a sudden extreme drop (as in prices)
nose-dive
2 of 2 verb
nose-dived; nose-diving
: to plunge suddenly or sharply
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