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(mɒrɪbʌnd, US mɔːr-)
adjective
If you describe something as moribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition.
[formal]
...the moribund economy.
...the moribund housing market.
Synonyms: declining, weak, waning, standing still More Synonyms of moribund
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moribund in British English

(ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd)
adjective
1. 
near death
2. 
stagnant; without force or vitality
Derived forms
moribundity (ˌmoriˈbundity)
noun
moribundly (ˈmoriˌbundly)
adverb
Word origin
C18: from Latin, from morī to die

moribund in American English

(ˈmɔrɪˌbʌnd)
adjective
1. 
dying
2. 
coming to an end
3. 
having little or no vital force left
Derived forms
moribundity (ˌmoriˈbundity)
noun
Word origin
L moribundus, dying < mori, to die: see mortal

Examples of 'moribund' in a sentence
moribund

An initially effective drive to improve numeracy and literacy in primary schools has become moribund.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Not bad for a leisure business in a moribund economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They also hope independence will help to revive their moribund economy by ending the limbo that has kept foreign investment away.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Without loans the economy is moribund.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His programme: reform the moribund economy but hold onto power at all costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The credit crisis put paid to that and in the past two years AIM has become moribund.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He said he had to go on a listening tour of voters because'very safe Labour wards have become moribund.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
moribund

British English: moribund ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as moribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition.
...the moribund economy.
  • American English: moribund
  • Brazilian Portuguese: agonizante
  • Chinese: 即将消灭的
  • European Spanish: moribundo
  • French: moribond
  • German: zum Scheitern verurteilt
  • Italian: moribondo
  • Japanese: 絶望的な
  • Korean: 소멸 직전의 상태
  • European Portuguese: agonizante
  • Latin American Spanish: moribundo

1 (adjective) 
Definition
no longer performing effectively or usefully
the moribund housing market
Synonyms
declining
weak
waning
standing still
stagnant
Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening of stagnant societies.
stagnating
on the way out
at a standstill
obsolescent
outmoded, obsolescent equipment
on its last legs
forceless
2 (adjective) 
Definition
near death
Synonyms
dying
He is a dying man.
failing
doomed
near the end
near death
fading fast
in extremis (Latin)
at death's door
He was at death's door when the disease was finally diagnosed.
on your deathbed
on your last legs
breathing your last
(having) one foot in the grave

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at death's door
He was at death's door when the disease was finally diagnosed.
Synonyms
dying,
going,
sinking,
passing,
failing,
fading,
expiring,
perishing,
ebbing,
moribund,
in extremis,
at death's door,
not long for this world
in the sense of obsolescent
Definition
becoming obsolete or out of date
outmoded, obsolescent equipment
Synonyms
outdated,
passé,
old-fashioned,
declining,
waning,
out of date,
dying out,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
on the way out,
outmoded,
on the wane,
on the decline,
becoming obsolete,
behind the times,
out of style,
past its prime,
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
not with it (informal)
in the sense of stagnant
Definition
unsuccessful or dull from lack of change or development
Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening of stagnant societies.
Synonyms
inactive,
declining,
stagnating,
flat,
slow,
depressed,
sluggish,
slow-moving

Nearby words of
moribund

  • more or less
  • moreover
  • mores
  • moribund
  • morning
  • morning, noon and night
  • moron

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