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Definition of nadir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nadir

noun
 
/ˈneɪdɪə(r)/
 
/ˈneɪdɪr/
[singular] (formal)
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  1. the worst moment of a particular situation
    • the nadir of his career
    • Company losses reached their nadir in 2009.
    opposite zenith
    Word Originlate Middle English (as an astronomical term): via French from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) ‘opposite (to the zenith)’.
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