Languish

Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

Languish (verb)

  1. To become weak or suffer from lack of energy or hope.
  2. To remain in a bad or unhappy state without improvement.

Examples

  • The plant will languish without enough sunlight.
  • The project may languish without proper funding.

Common collocations: languish in pain, languish in silence, languish in obscurity, languish for attention

Synonyms of Languish

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Languish

  • to thrive or grow vigorously
  • to succeed or thrive financially