moribund

English - Turkish

Definition of moribund in English Turkish dictionary

{s} ölmek üzere

{s} can çekişen

zayıf

çok sönük

ölümcül

can çekişmekte

ölmek üzere olan

ölüm halinde

adet

English - English

Definition of moribund in English English dictionary

A person who is near to dying

Almost obsolete, nearing an end

Approaching death; about to die; expiring

on the point of dying

{a} about to die, dying

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient"; "the expiring man was carried home by his two friends

A dying person

{s} dying, expiring, near death; not thriving or advancing, stagnant

If you describe something as moribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition. the moribund economy

In a dying state *<In the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death B Norman Cameron>

on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient"; "the expiring man was carried home by his two friends"

Declining; in a dying state; on its last legs Turkey is called a moribund state Institutions on the decline are called moribund Applied to institutions, commercial companies, states, etc (Latin, moribundus, ready to die )

In a dying state; dying; at the point of death

Near death

Related Terms

moribund economy

dying economy, economy that is in a very unhealthy state

Hyphenation

mo·ri·bund

Turkish pronunciation

môrıbınd

Synonyms

at death’s door, at the end of the rope, declining, done for, doomed, expiring, fading, fated, going, mortal, mortally ill, one foot in the grave, on one’s deathbed, on one’s last leg, passing

Pronunciation

/ˈmôrəbənd/ /ˈmɔːrəbənd/

Etymology

() From Latin moribundus (“dying”)