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rock bottom

rock bottom noun: the very lowest possible level.

Noun

rock bottom (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The very lowest possible level.
    • Pork belly futures have hit rock bottom.
    • "We were absolutely at rock bottom. Our passengers didn't like us. Our stakeholders didn't like us. Our own staff didn't like us.2021 October 20, Angie Doll explains to Paul Clifton, “We were absolutely at rock bottom...”, in RAIL, number 942, page 34
  2. (idiomatic) The lowest possible state in one’s life, whether mentally, socially, or otherwise; often, a period of extreme mental stress, homelessness, or rejection by all friends and family.
    • Some people believe that mental illnesses can't be treated unless the person hits rock bottom first.
    • when referee Jesus Gil Manzano showed him the red card, Maguire resembled an individual who had hit rock bottom.2020 October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, in BBC Sport

rock bottom meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

rock bottom in Tamil

அடிமட்டம்

rock bottom in Malayalam

rock bottom, threshold limit
നെല്ലിപ്പലക nellippalaka

rock bottom in Kannada

ತಳಮುಟ್ಟಿದ, ಕನಿಷ್ಠ, ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆಯ

Synonyms of rock bottom

Forms of rock bottom

alternative formrock-bottom

Origin of rock bottom

Derives from the substratum of the seafloor, which is situated below the sand.

Words formed from rock bottom

Questions about rock bottom

What does rock bottom mean?
Rock bottom means the very lowest possible level.
What is rock bottom in Tamil?
Rock bottom in Tamil is அடிமட்டம். See Rock bottom meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rock bottom?
Rock bottom is a noun.

Words near rock bottom in the dictionary

  1. rock barnacles
  2. rock bass
  3. rock basses
  4. rock bee
  5. rock bees
  6. rock bottom
  7. rock bun
  8. rock buns
  9. rock bunting
  10. rock buntings
  11. rock butter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rock bottom (page history and authors); rock bottom (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); നെല്ലിപ്പലക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); rock bottom (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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