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Languished

verb
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.verbTo lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
2.verbTo pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
"He languished without his girlfriend"
3.verbTo live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
"He languished in prison for years"
4.verbTo be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
"The case languished for years before coming to trial."
5.verbTo make weak; to weaken, devastate.
6.verbTo affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.

Synonyms

pine awayfadeachewasteyearnlongyenpinedraggedsighedlanguorouslanguor

Rhymes With

anguished
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