stillborn

• Se dit d'un plan, d'une idée ou d'un projet qui ne se développe pas ou n'aboutit pas dès le départ.

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

1. Born deadB2formal

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

   mort-né

   • 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.

2. Unsuccessful or ineffectiveC1formal

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

   Avorté (au sens figuré)

   • 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.

   Synonymesabortivefruitlessfutileineffectiveineffectualunproductiveunsuccessfulvain

   Antonymeseffectivesuccessfulviable