languish
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
verb
- To become weak or feeble; to lose strength or vitality.
- The plant began to languish after weeks without water.
- The economy languished during the long recession.
- Without proper care, the patient languished in the hospital bed.
- To remain in an unpleasant or neglected situation without improving or being rescued.
- Many talented artists languish in obscurity, never getting the recognition they deserve.
- The old building languished for years before being renovated.
- The proposal languished in committee for months without any action.
- To suffer from being forced to stay in a place or situation that is boring, difficult, or lonely.
- He languished in a foreign country, unable to speak the language.
- The prisoners languished in the cramped cell for years.
- She languished in a dead-end job for over a decade.
- To grow dull, listless, or weak from longing or grief.
- After her friend moved away, she languished with loneliness.
- The dog languished by the door, waiting for its owner to return.
- He languished for his homeland while living abroad.