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rock bottom

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rock bottom

noun

: the lowest possible level or point

Full Definition of ROCK BOTTOM

:  the lowest or most fundamental part or level
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Examples of ROCK BOTTOM

  1. After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom.
  2. Their marriage has hit rock bottom.

First Known Use of ROCK BOTTOM

1890

Related to ROCK BOTTOM

Synonyms
base, basement, foot, nadir, bottom
Antonyms
head, top, vertex

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