languish

languish

verb

Definition of LANGUISH

to lose bodily strength or vigor <older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave>

Synonyms decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, wither

Related Words break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain