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US
/ˈneɪdɝ/
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[ UK /nˈædiə/ ]
[ UK /nˈædiə/ ]
NOUN
- the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
How To Use nadir In A Sentence
- By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir .
- My sense of well-being at its nadir. Times, Sunday Times
- A cliché about the camps is that they represented a nadir of inhumanity. Times, Sunday Times
- A forearm in the face and an ambulance took him to his career 's nadir. Times, Sunday Times
- Once, the prince of misery's career reached such a dramatic nadir one scathing reviewer branded him a ‘boring old drone’.
- Higgins's megalomania reached its nadir one night when he flagged down a police car and demanded to be given a lift to his destination (a nightclub, obviously).
- Standing opposite your Midheaven is the Nadir, which represents that upon which you stand. Astrology for Capricorns
- As noted in these articles, at the moment when interest in classics is at its nadir in the schools, it is all the rage in popular entertainment.
- The crowning nadir was when the professional photographers wrote to me to say that the particular film they used for my ‘official’ photos had been over-exposed and there were no photos.
- Changes in architectural style and building technology brought brownstone to its zenith and nadir in a very short period of time.
