lowlight

noun

low·​light ˈlō-ˌlīt How to pronounce lowlight (audio)
plural lowlights
1
: a particularly bad or unpleasant event, detail, or part
2
: an area of the hair made a darker color (as through the application of chemical substances)
usually plural
And his last rule of thumb is to start with a neutral, all-over color—without it, your highlights and lowlights won't pop.Rachel Nussbaum

Examples of lowlight in a Sentence

That meal turned out to be one of the lowlights of our vacation.
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Carter Yakemchuk continues to make his case for NHL minutes, but his most enduring moment on Tuesday was a lowlight, trying to stave off punches from Canadiens enforcer Florian Xhekaj. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Two of the lowlights included Zach Sieler’s roughing-the-kicker penalty that eventually led to the Bills’ go-ahead touchdown, as well as Tua Tagovailoa’s interception on a potential game-tying drive. Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 The Smashing Machine takes an unflinching look at his life and career, examining both the highlights and the lowlights, including the injuries that led to an opioid addiction and the emotional cost of being a fighter. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 While the Lions' offense was largely the team's biggest problem in Week 1, their defense had its fair share of lowlights to come in the game as well. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lowlight

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lowlight was in 1882

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“Lowlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowlight. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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