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nadirna‧dir /ˈneɪdɪə $ -dər/ noun [singular] written nadirOrigin: 1300-1400 French, Arabic nazir ‘opposite’ - At its nadir in 1983, the Alameda colony had only 3 nesting pairs.
- But that is compared with the Tory nadir of1997.
- Father's Day was the nadir.
- If the field continues to decay at its present rate, it will reach its nadir in some 1, 200 years.
- It was the nadir of his career.
- On 4 October 1406, when Henry's government was at its nadir, he finally became keeper of the Privy Seal.
- This, not his ethical problems, caused the steepest dive in his national popularity, to its current nadir.
► reached ... nadir By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir. VERB► reach· The tsar's fortunes had reached their nadir.· If the field continues to decay at its present rate, it will reach its nadir in some 1, 200 years. the time when a situation is at its worst OPP zenith: By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir. |