moribund C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɔrəbənd/ UK /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ See IPA manual 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 The patient was moribund and the family was called to say goodbye. 2 adj No longer active or successful; nearly finished.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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · no longer active or... stagnant Word family Derived forms moribunditymoribundlymoribundnessunmoribund Related forms amortalmortalmortalitymortifymortuary Appears in Phrases (1) See all moribund patient a person receiving medical care who is close to death Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin moribundus (“dying”). *mer- Proto-Indo-European moribundus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # moribund **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **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 No longer active or successful; nearly finished.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 Current senses include close to dying; about to come to an end and no longer active or successful; nearly finished.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 - Describing Qualities markdown