[{"word":"languish","phonetic":"/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/languish-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88675082","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}},{"text":"/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He languished without his girlfriend"},{"definition":"To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He languished in prison for years"},{"definition":"To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The case languished for years before coming to trial."},{"definition":"To make weak; to weaken, devastate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/languish"]}]