noun
- a rapid, disorderly collapse or downfall; a tumbling down or deterioration
Usage: formal; literary; from French
Examples
- The company's degringolade began when the CEO resigned unexpectedly.
- After the scandal, the politician's career entered a swift degringolade.
- The degringolade of the empire took place over several decades.
- His reputation suffered a complete degringolade following the accusations.
- The team's degringolade in the second half cost them the championship.
- Economic degringolade often follows periods of excessive speculation.