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Nadir
/ˈneɪdər/ noun mediumThe lowest possible point of something, especially a situation or a person's fortunes.
Losing the family's savings in one bad investment marked the nadir of his financial life.
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An old astronomical term for the point in the sky directly opposite the zenith (the highest point) — the nadir is the exact bottom, opposite the top.