[ US /ˈneɪdɝ/ ]
[ UK /nˈædi‍ə/ ]
NOUN
  1. the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  2. an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
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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.
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