Low-water Mark (Noun)
Meaning 1
An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The stock market's collapse in 2008 was a low-water mark for investors, many of whom lost significant portions of their retirement savings.
- Her mother's death was the low-water mark of her life, after which she struggled to find purpose and meaning.
- The low-water mark of the company's fortunes was when it filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
- The lowest point in the country's economic history was during the Great Depression, a low-water mark from which it took decades to recover.
- After years of struggling with addiction, he hit a low-water mark when he was forced to sell his car to pay for treatment.
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Meaning 2
A line marking the lowest level reached.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.