Nosedive and Start

Nosedive

Nosedive noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.

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Start and nosedive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a noun "Nosedive".

Nearby Words: nosedived, nosediving

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Nosedive and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nosedive" instead a noun "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

long	long nosedive	long start
complete	complete nosedive	complete start
massive	massive nosedive	massive start
huge	huge nosedive	huge start
Other adjectives: slow, sudden.

Sanity Slippage: Lysa's mental stability, which wasn't that great to start with, takes a nosedive after Littlefinger's murder.

Source: Fanfic / Ned Stark Lives
In the prequels the first two start lightly, then Revenge of the Sith takes a nosedive into dark.

Source: Cerebus Rollercoaster
But she winds up being a deconstruction; she's so used to success that she cannot cope with failure, and when events start turning against her in the final episodes her sanity begins to nosedive.

Source: Born Lucky

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