languish.
To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
Meaning & usage
To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
He languished without his girlfriend.
To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
He languished in prison for years.
To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
The case languished for years before coming to trial.
To make weak; to weaken, devastate.
To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”). : Compare languor, languid and lax. : Cognate with slack.
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