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Languishment

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lan·guish  (lnggwsh)
intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es
1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.
2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.
3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.
4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.
5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.

[Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin langure, to be languid; see slg- in Indo-European roots.]

languish·er n.
languish·ing·ly adv.
languish·ment n.

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The convention center, the Hollywood & Highland drain, North Hollywood's decades-old economic languishment (rescued by the subway terminal), several other lethargic Community Redevelopment Agency project areas, and the imprudent rental housing policies are proof.
 
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