stillborn

Describes a plan, idea, or project that fails to develop or be realized from the start.

• 🇪🇸Describe un plan, idea o proyecto que no se desarrolla o no se lleva a cabo desde el principio; también puede referirse a algo que nace muerto o sin posibilidades de éxito.

1. Born dead B2 formal

   Describing a baby that is born without any signs of life.

   • The hospital reported a tragic case of a stillborn infant.
   • She gave birth to a stillborn child after a difficult pregnancy.
   • The doctor explained the causes of stillborn births.

   🇪🇸Nacido muerto

2. Unsuccessful or ineffective C1 formal

   Failing to achieve the intended result; not successful from the start.

   • The peace talks were stillborn due to a lack of agreement.
   • His ambitious project was stillborn because of insufficient funding.
   • The plan was stillborn from the beginning, as no one supported it.

   🇪🇸fallido, malogrado

   Sinónimos: abortivefruitlessfutileineffectiveineffectualunproductiveunsuccessfulvain

   Antónimos: effectivesuccessfulviable

• more stillborn comparative form
• most stillborn superlative form