languish

(lăngˈgwĭsh)

1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.
2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.
3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.
4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.
5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.

Related Forms:

• lanˈguish·er noun

• lanˈguish·ing·ly adverb

• lanˈguish·ment noun