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- DictionaryRock-bot·tom/ˌräkˈbädəm/
adjective
- 1. at the lowest possible level: "rock-bottom prices"
noun
- 1. the lowest possible level: "morale is at rock bottom"
rock bottom noun [U] (UNHAPPY) the most unhappy that someone has ever been in their life: Dan had just left me and I was at rock bottom. Alcoholics often have to reach / hit rock bottom before they can recognize that they have a problem. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of ROCK-BOTTOM is being the very lowest; also : fundamental. How to use rock-bottom in a sentence.
ROCK BOTTOM meaning: 1. the lowest possible level: 2. the most unhappy that someone has ever been in their life: 3…. Learn more.
Rock bottom definition: the very lowest level. See examples of ROCK BOTTOM used in a sentence.
If someone has reached rock bottom, they are in such a bad state or are so completely depressed that their situation could not get any worse. She was at rock bottom. Her long-term love affair was breaking up and so was she.
Use the adjective rock-bottom to describe something that can't be any lower, especially a price. If a store is selling TVs at rock-bottom prices, you probably can't find one any cheaper.
What does the word rock-bottom mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rock-bottom . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.