languish

verb

1. 1

   To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.

2. 2

   To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.

   “He languished without his girlfriend”

3. 3

   To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.

   “He languished in prison for years”

4. 4

   To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.

   “The case languished for years before coming to trial.”

5. 5

   To make weak; to weaken, devastate.

6. 6

   To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.