nadir
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- noun
- /ˈneɪdɪr/
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nadir
- After losing his job, he felt that he had reached the nadir of his life, with nowhere to turn.
- reached its nadir
- nadir of its power
- nadir of relations
That was the nadir of vaccine confidence or vaccine acceptance.
- That was the nadir of vaccine confidence or vaccine acceptance.
- Like I'm really like at an existential nadir.
- Then you go to sleep, you come down that curve of your circadian rhythm and you kind of hit its nadir, its lowest point in the middle of your sleep phase.
- But the but unfortunately, you're going to have to hit that nadir moment on each one of these, right?
Examples
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So as you can see, I hit my nadir, and then I could only go up from there.
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Although revenues are slowly recovering from the downturn's nadir, they remain 12% below prerecession levels.
Blog text (6) -
From this nadir, however, Johnson and others began to launch a defense.
Academic text (2003) -
Accordingly, speech rights hit their nadir in the decades following the Civil War.
Academic text (2000) -
While big cases can be a career nadir for some attorneys, they can also offer big opportunities.
Academic text (2004) -
That was the nadir of vaccine confidence or vaccine acceptance.
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The period from 1890 to about 1940 is known as the nadir of race relations.
Academic text (2016) -
During those two years, according to Daniels, the public's opinion of lawyers was at its nadir.
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The economy did recover from its nadir, low point in 1932-1933, but it stalled in 1938.
Blog text (7) -
During the nadir, Northern and Southern elites reunited under the banner of white supremacy.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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A very low point in life, money, or feelings
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A situation that is a total failure causing big problems
The lowest or worst point in a situation
A very deep feeling that you cannot succeed and have no hope
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
To fall to the lowest point in a situation, for example in money or confidence
How Bad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nadir was first an astronomy word for the point opposite the zenith, and people began using it for the 'lowest point' of a situation. So when we say a career or a team's form hit its nadir, we mean it reached its very worst moment.