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lowlight

lowlight

3 4.9
The most disappointing part of an event
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊˌlaɪt/
translation icon : punto bajo
  • Many attendees left the concert disappointed, as the lowlight of the evening was a terrible sound system.
  • highlights and lowlights

Examples

  • Even the lowlights—most notably Bret Bielema and Urban Meyer's offseason recruiting spat—have been entertaining, to say the least.

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  • For now, here are the highlights and some lowlights from day 2:

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  • I want to take a moment to share some highlights and a lowlight.

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  • There certainly have been some lowlights over the years.

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  • And here are just a few of the lowlights in the legislation:

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  • The highlights and lowlights also say a lot about a person.

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  • Below are some highlights and lowlights from each.

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  • Walking back to the car, she recaps some of the lowlights.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The following are some of the health-related "lowlights" from the fiscal year 1996 budget discussions thus far.

    Academic text (1995)
  • A Munnerlyn fumble, a hold on a kickoff, and a 35-yard punt by Brad Nortman are some of the lowlights from special teams early.

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Antonyms

340 3.3

To emphasize something so it stands out as important

How Disappointing

disaster
1.0
failure
557 1.3
lowlight
3 4.9
letdown
27 3.4
flaw
73 1.9

Surface Forms

lowlight singular
lowlights plural

Morphology

lowlight = low + light (semi-transparent) = low + light

Built as the antonym of 'highlight' by analogy, so the compound is transparent in form but idiomatic in discourse.

Etymology

Lowlight for an event is a helpful opposite to highlight: with low 'less' and light 'bright', it names the disappointing or worst part of something.