a low ebb



a low ebb

a bad state (not used with the ) Respect for the police is at a low ebb. I'd just separated from my wife and was at a fairly low ebb. (= was feeling sad and without hope) Relations between the two countries have reached their lowest ebb (= are the worst they have been) since the second world war.
See also: ebb, low

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nadya (2)-Arabic
Gleason['gli:sən]
Eran-Biblical
JaakkoYAH:K-koFinnish
JohnathonJAHN-a-thanEnglish
LottaLOT-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish