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nadir

Noun

IPA /ˈneɪdɪə(r)/

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The lowest or worst point in a person's experience or in a situation.

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nadir/ˈneɪdɪə(r)/

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A situation is difficult
It reaches its worst point
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The nadir is the lowest or worst point in an experience or situation.

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She described that lonely winter as the nadir of her time abroad.
The case study identifies the cancelled launch as the nadir of the project.

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nadir — The lowest or worst point in a person's experience or in a situation.

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The lowest or worst point in a person's experience or in a situation.

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From Arabic nazir, meaning opposite, through French; it first entered English as an astronomical term.

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Reach a nadir and the nadir of something describe a particularly low point.

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