Definition of Languish
Languish
lan·guish
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To suffer or decline physically or mentally.
e.g. The patient languished in the hospital for weeks.
(verb)
to be neglected, to feel dispirited due or as if due to neglect, or to otherwise be forced to stay in an unpleasant situation or place;
e.g. He urged them not to languish over the thought of things they could have done.
(verb)
to adopt an expression of emotion (such as tenderness or sentimentality) or grief/melancholy, often in order to elicit sympathy;
e.g. The puppies languish at anyone who comes near them.
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