rollercoaster
See also: roller-coaster and roller coaster
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊlɚˌkoʊstɚ/
Noun
rollercoaster (plural rollercoasters)
- An amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any situation in which there are violent changes.
- Our relationship was quite a rollercoaster. Finally, I had enough of it and left her.
- The stock market has been quite the rollercoaster in the last few weeks.
Synonyms
- big dipper
- switchback
- (situation in which there are violent changes in status): merry-go-round, ride, saga, seesaw, soap opera, stir, yo-yo
Translations
amusement ride
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