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

This is the first performance-centric phone in my experience that’s given me great photos from the camera (albeit the zoom in lowlight). —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024

Here’s a look back, decade by decade, at how the teams have fared and the highlights — and lowlights — of their matchups. —Jemal R. Brinson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024

Special teams wasn’t very special The special teams unit usually stands out for highlights or lowlights. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024

Here, The Athletic’s Carl Anka, Oliver Kay, Charlotte Harpur, Jacob Whitehead, Sebastian Stafford-Bloor and James Horncastle took a look back at the tournament and picked out their highlights and lowlights. —The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 14 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1