1.
rock bottom; the very bottom
the lowest possible point or state; often used figuratively to describe the worst circumstances in life, finances, or emotions
人生のどん底を経験した。
I experienced rock bottom in life.
どん底から這い上がった。
I climbed back up from rock bottom.
景気がどん底に落ちた。
The economy hit rock bottom.
EXPRESSIVE NOUN:
どん底 is an emphatic word for the absolute lowest point. The prefix どん~ intensifies 底 (bottom).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- どん底を経験する - to experience rock bottom
- どん底に落ちる - to fall to rock bottom
- どん底から這い上がる - to crawl up from rock bottom
- どん底生活 - life at rock bottom
- どん底状態 - state of being at rock bottom
CONTEXTS:
- 人生のどん底 - rock bottom in life
- 経済/ビジネスのどん底 - economic rock bottom
- 精神的などん底 - emotional rock bottom
RELATED TERMS:
- 底 - bottom
- 谷底 - valley bottom
- 最低 - the lowest