languishes

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
  2. verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  3. verb become feeble

Synonyms

pine away, waste, languish

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