Nadir

Definition of nadir:

part of speech: noun

Point in the heavens directly opposite- the zenith.

part of speech: noun

The point of the heavens directly opposite and corresponding to the zenith.

part of speech: noun

That part of the heavens directly opposite to the zenith; the lowest point.

Usage examples for nadir:

• As for the citizens of Dehli, their sufferings were grievous, even compared with those inflicted twenty years before by the Persians of Nadir Shah, in proportion as the conquerors were less civilized, and the means of satisfying them less plentiful. "Fall-of-the-Moghul-Empire-of-Hindustan", Keene, H. G. (Henry George).