Moribund — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

being on the point of death; breathing your last

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹɪbˌʌnd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːɹɪbˌʌnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːɹɪbˌʌnd/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹɪbˌʌnd/.

Examples

a moribund patient

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stagnant

Parts of Speech

adjective	not growing or changing; without force or vitality
adjective	being on the point of death; breathing your last “a moribund patient”

Word Forms

stagnancy	noun	a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
stagnate	verb	stand still

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sterbend

wächst oder verändert sich nicht; ohne Kraft oder Vitalität

🇫🇷French

moribond

ne grandit pas et ne change pas ; sans force ni vitalité

🇪🇸Spanish

moribundo

no crecer ni cambiar; sin fuerza ni vitalidad

🇮🇹Italian

moribondo

non crescere o cambiare; senza forza o vitalità

🇳🇱Dutch

stervende

niet groeien of veranderen; zonder kracht of vitaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

moribundo

não crescendo ou mudando; sem força ou vitalidade

🇷🇺Russian

умирающий

не растет и не меняется; без силы и жизненной силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मरणासन्न

बढ़ नहीं रहा या बदल नहीं रहा; बिना बल या जीवन शक्ति के

🇧🇩Bengali

মরিবন্ড

বৃদ্ধি বা পরিবর্তন না; শক্তি বা জীবনীশক্তি ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நோய்வாய்ப்பட்ட

வளரவில்லை அல்லது மாறவில்லை; சக்தி அல்லது உயிர்ச்சக்தி இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనారోగ్యంతో

పెరగడం లేదా మారడం లేదు; శక్తి లేదా శక్తి లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

मरणासन्न

वाढत नाही किंवा बदलत नाही; शक्ती किंवा चैतन्यशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૃત્યુ પામવું

વધતું નથી અથવા બદલાતું નથી; બળ અથવા જોમ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಶ್ವರ

ಬೆಳೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಬದಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚೈತನ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രോഗാവസ്ഥ

വളരുകയോ മാറുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല; ബലമോ ചൈതന്യമോ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰੀਬੰਡ

ਵਧਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਦਲਣਾ ਨਹੀਂ; ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਜੀਵਨਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

مریوبنڈ

بڑھتا یا تبدیل نہیں ہوتا؛ طاقت یا طاقت کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

垂死

不成长或改变；没有力量或活力

🇯🇵Japanese

瀕死の状態

成長も変化もしていない。力や活力がなければ

🇰🇷Korean

죽어가는

성장하거나 변화하지 않음; 힘도 활력도 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hấp hối

không phát triển hoặc thay đổi; không có sức mạnh hoặc sức sống

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังจะตาย

ไม่เติบโตหรือเปลี่ยนแปลง ปราศจากกำลังหรือความมีชีวิตชีวา

🇮🇩Indonesian

hampir mati

tidak tumbuh atau berubah; tanpa kekuatan atau vitalitas

🇵🇭Filipino

malapit nang mamatay

hindi lumalaki o nagbabago; walang puwersa o sigla

🇲🇾Malay

hampir mati

tidak berkembang atau berubah; tanpa daya atau daya hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحتضر

لا ينمو أو يتغير. دون قوة أو حيوية

🇮🇷Persian

در حال مرگ

عدم رشد یا تغییر؛ بدون زور و نشاط

🇹🇷Turkish

can çekişen

büyümüyor veya değişmiyor; kuvvet veya canlılık olmadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוֹסֵס

לא גדל או משתנה; ללא כוח או חיוניות

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