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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French dégringolade, from dégringoler (“to tumble down”), from Middle French desgringueler (comprising des- (“from”) + gringueler (“to tumble”)), from Middle Dutch crinkelen (“to make curl”), crinc or cring (“ring, circle”) (related to English crinkle and crank).
Pronunciation
Noun
degringolade (plural degringolades)
- A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble.
1995, Peter Brooks, The melodramatic imagination, →ISBN, page 73:The dégringolade of Kitty Bell is forever linked to the name of Marie Dorval, the actress (and Vigny's mistress) for whom the play was written.