languish

verb

1 the plants languished and died:

weaken, grow weak, deteriorate, decline, go into a decline;

wither, droop, flag, wilt, fade, fail, waste away;

informal go downhill.

▷antonyms thrive, flourish.

2 the general is now languishing in prison:

waste away, rot, decay, wither away, molder, be abandoned, be neglected, be forgotten, suffer;

be disregarded, experience hardship.

3 archaic she still languished after Richard:

pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, sigh for, desire, want, hanker after, carry a torch for;

grieve for, mourn, miss;

literary repine.