moribund

• Beschreibt etwas, das im Sterben liegt oder dem Tode nahe ist; wird oft metaphorisch für eine dahinsiechende oder stagnierende Situation verwendet.

Describes something that is in a dying state or at the point of death; often used metaphorically for a declining or stagnant situation.

1. Lacking vitality or progressC2formal

   Not developing or changing; lacking energy, force, or vitality.

   Moribund

   • The once-thriving industry is now moribund and failing to innovate.
   • The political debate has become moribund, with no new ideas being presented.
   • The company's moribund sales strategy led to its eventual bankruptcy.

   Synonymedormantdyingfailinginactivesluggishstagnantstatic

   Antonymeactivedynamicenergeticflourishinggrowinglivelyprosperousthrivingvigorousvital

2. Near deathC2formal

   Being at the point of death; about to die.

   im Sterben liegend

   • The moribund patient was surrounded by family in the hospital.
   • The old tree stood moribund, its branches bare and lifeless.
   • The moribund animal lay still in the field, breathing its last breaths.

   Synonymedyingfailingterminal

   Antonymealivelivingthrivingvital