hit rock bottom

verb

To reach the lowest possible state in one's life.

Meanings

verbhit rock bottom (third-person singular simple present hits rock bottom, present participle hitting rock bottom, simple past and past participle hit rock bottom)

present singular third person hits rock bottom · participle present hitting rock bottom

  1. idiomaticslangTo reach the lowest possible state in one's life.

    Synonyms: reach rock bottom

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reach the lowest possible state in one's life.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 跌入谷底
  • 跌入谷底 (diē rù gǔdǐ)Translations
Spanish estar por los suelos, estar por el suelo
  • estar por los suelosTranslations
  • estar por el sueloTranslations
  • apalpar sueloTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit rock bottom,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20rock%20bottom.

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