moribund

(môr'ə-bŭnd', mŏr'-)
adj.

1. Approaching death; about to die.
2. On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life.

[Latin moribundus, from morī, to die.]

moribundity mor'i·bun'di·ty (-bŭn'dĭ-tē) n.
moribundly mor'i·bund'ly adv.

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adj

Definition: declining
Antonyms: flourishing

adj

Definition: dying
Antonyms: recovering, thriving

IN BRIEF: adj. - Being on the point of death; Not growing or changing.

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In a dying state.

For a list of words related to moribund, see:

• Diagnostic Terminology - moribund: (adj) dying
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Dead or Dying - moribund: (adj) dying, about to die

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uddøende, hendøende

Nederlands (Dutch)
stervend(e)

Français (French)
adj. - moribond

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dem Tode geweiht, im Sterben liegend, (aus)sterbend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ετοιμοθάνατος

Italiano (Italian)
moribondo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moribundo

Русский (Russian)
умирающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - moribundo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - döende, stagnerande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垂死的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 垂死的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다 죽어가는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死にかけている, 瀕死の, 消滅しかかった, 絶滅寸前の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محتضر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גוסס, דועך, גווע‬

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