lowlight

noun

low·​light ˈlō-ˌlīt 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Detroit blew the game open with nine runs in the bottom of the third, with the lowlight coming after Wilyer Abreu let a ball by Riley Greene go under his glove to the wall, turning a single into a Little League home run. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025

Many fans on social media were quick to post lowlights of Shough's passing ability, while critisizing the Saints' decision. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Without delay, here are the highlights (and lowlights) of the season at Trader Joe’s. —Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025

The Buffalo Sabres added a lowlight to their rough season during their 5-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday in the Delta Center. —Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lowlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight