moribund

C2 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /ˈmɔrəbənd/ UK /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #73585

Meanings

1

adj
Close to dying; about to come to an end.

The patient was moribund and the family was called to say goodbye.
2

adj
No longer active or successful; nearly finished.

The government tried to revive the country's moribund economy.

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2 adj · no longer active or... stagnant

Word family

Derived forms moribunditymoribundlymoribundnessunmoribund

Related forms amortalmortal mortality mortify mortuary

Etymology

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

*mer- Proto-Indo-European moribundus Latin

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Verbs of Movement

# moribund

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmɔrəbənd
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd
**Frequency rank:** 73585

## Meanings
1. Close to dying; about to come to an end.
2. No longer active or successful; nearly finished.

## Examples
- The patient was moribund and the family was called to say goodbye.
- The government tried to revive the country's moribund economy.

## Derived Forms
- moribundity
- moribundly
- moribundness
- unmoribund

## Related Forms
- amortal
- mortal
- mortality
- mortify
- mortuary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mer-
- Root: moribundus

## Etymology
From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

## AI Etymology
Moribund is from Latin moribundus (“dying”). Important recorded forms include *mer- (Proto-Indo-European) and moribundus (Latin). Current senses include close to dying; about to come to an end and no longer active or successful; nearly finished. The wider family includes derived forms such as moribundity, moribundly, moribundness, and unmoribund; related words such as amortal, mortal, mortality, and mortify.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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