moribund
adjective
mor·i·bund
| \ ˈmȯr-ə-(ˌ)bənd
, ˈmär-\
, ˈmär-\
Definition of moribund
1
: being in the state of dying : approaching death
in the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death— Norman Cameron
2
: being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence
a moribund virus a moribund volcano prune the moribund files from your disk forever— D. S. Janal
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Other Words from moribund
moribundity
\ ˌmȯr-ə-ˈbən-də-tē
, ˌmär- \
noun
, ˌmär- \
noun
Examples of moribund in a Sentence
an actor who is trying to revive his moribund career
The peace talks are moribund.
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His administration opened up a moribund oil sector to foreign investment, auctioning deep-water oil fields that won the government a nearly $2 billion signing bonus. — Paulo Trevisani, WSJ, "Brazilians Denounce Their Leader, but Economists Offer Praise," 16 Aug. 2018 Mnangagwa's administration has struggled to stabilize a moribund economy and curb hyperinflation while a severe drought has crippled productivity. — Mark Chingono, Bukola Adebayo And Brent Swails, CNN, "Violence escalates in Zimbabwe as court rules against opposition protests," 16 Aug. 2019 Bakish overhauled the management of the moribund Paramount film studio and tossed out senior management at the TV channels. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, "CBS-Viacom merger reunites the storied network with Comedy Central, MTV and Paramount Pictures," 13 Aug. 2019 This came as something of a surprise, and not only to the moribund regime. — Brian Stewart, National Review, "For Sama: A Chronicle of the Syrian Tragedy," 10 Aug. 2019 Even if the Facebook site and app become moribund, Facebook the company is likely to remain competitive. — The Economist, "Youngsters are avoiding Facebook—but not the firm’s other platforms," 20 July 2019 The out-of-town investor symbolizes new faith in the city’s formerly moribund office market, according to Urban Milwaukee. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Milwaukee’s downtown surges in advance of 2020 convention," 2 July 2019 That could be enough to get the moribund Suns back to the playoffs. — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "Russell Westbrook trade rumors: Oklahoma City Thunder speculation includes Phoenix Suns," 8 July 2019 This was a program that was dysfunctional, then disappointed, then somewhat moribund for so long, its very identity was in question. — Brian Straus, SI.com, "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'moribund.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for moribund
moribund
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of moribund
formal
: no longer active or effective : close to failure
: very sick : close to death
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moribund
adjective
mor·i·bund
| \ ˈmȯr-ə-(ˌ)bənd, ˈmär-
\
\
Medical Definition of moribund
: being in the state of dying : approaching death
in the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death— Norman Cameron
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