nadir

noun
🔊/ˈneɪdɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈneɪdɪr/
[singular] (formal)
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  1. the worst moment of a particular situation最糟糕的时刻;最低点
    • the nadir of his career他事业上的低谷
    • Company losses reached their nadir in 2009.2009 年公司的亏损达到了最严重的程度。🔊🔊
    opposite zenith
    Word Originlate Middle English (as an astronomical term): via French from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) ‘opposite (to the zenith)’.