Nadir
Middle Eastern boy's
Nadir is the lowest point—the opposite of zenith.
In astronomy, it's the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath an observer, straight down through the earth.
The figurative sense dominates everyday usage: The team's season reached its nadir with a twelve-game losing streak.
Her career hit its nadir before the unexpected comeback.
Lowest point or underside
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- rock-bottomLowest possible level
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
pit · floor · worst · decline · collapse · downturn · crisis · depression
Total absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
anguish · darkness · gloom · despondency · suffering · wretchedness · melancholy · depression
Of the sky above
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
antipode · sphere · observation · transit · culmination · declination · equator · pole
bottom
Lowest point or underside
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- rock-bottomLowest possible level
- troughOpen container for animal feed
abyss · pit · floor · worst · decline · collapse · downturn · crisis · depression · slump
despair
Total absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- desolationState of complete emptiness
misery · anguish · darkness · gloom · despondency · suffering · wretchedness · melancholy · depression · sorrow
celestial
Of the sky above
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
azimuth · antipode · sphere · observation · transit · culmination · declination · equator · pole · longitude