moribund. adjective. mor·i·bund ˈmȯr-ə-(ˌ)bənd, ˈmär- : being in the state of dying : approaching death. in the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death Norman Cameron.
adjective. in a dying state; near death: He arrived at the hospital moribund, and passed away a few hours later. on the verge of extinction or termination: moribund species, largely due to human encroachment on their natural habitat.
Something that is moribund is almost dead, like a moribund economy that has been stuck in a recession for years.
If you describe something as moribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition.
There are three main stages of death which include the initial stage, the intermediate stage, and the final stage. Every stage of death and dying is different and needs to be taken care of with attention and love. Symptoms of death may vary from person to person.
Death that occurs before the average age of death in a certain population. In the United States, the average age of death is about 75 years.
morbid/ moribund
Morbid describes something gruesome, like smallpox or Frankenstein's monster. Moribund refers to the act of dying.
Moribund means dying; close to death.
Liminal is a word that, in its most common extended sense, refers to a state, place, or condition of transition: the liminal state between waking and sleeping, or between life and death.
On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to death, such as: dying, decease, demise, expiration, loss of life, and passing.
the brink (of something) if you are on the brink of something, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation. on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster. Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
moribund (adj.)
1721, "about to die, in a dying state," from French moribund (16c.), from Latin moribundus "dying, at the point of death," from mori "to die," from PIE root *mer- "to rub away, harm" (also "to die" and forming words referring to death and to beings subject to death).
Etymology. From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (“dying”).
Mara means joy in Arabic and can be a unisex name. (Ar:مرح),in ancient Egypt it meant "The truth of God Ra" Ma for Truth ('Ma-at') and Ra the God of the Sun. The name may also be a Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Greek or East European variant of Mary, Marianna, Maria, Marzanna and as a short form of Tamara.
Passed on, croaked, kicked the bucket, gone to heaven, gone home, expired, breathed his last, succumbed, left us, passed to his eternal reward, lost, met his maker, wasted, checked out, eternal rest, laid to rest, pushing up daisies, called home, was a goner, came to an end, bit the dust, annihilated, liquidated, ...
A lot of English words relating to medicine and science come from Latin, and the adjective morbid is one of them; it comes from the root morbidus, meaning "diseased" or "sick." Morbid can also be used to describe other nouns besides people. If you wear Goth clothing, your wardrobe might be described as morbid.
Select up to 3 synonyms to compare. Synonyms of morbid (adj. gloomy, nasty, sickly) ghastly. ghoulish.
Bereave is most often used in the context of death. The noun form of bereave is bereavement, referring to “a period of mourning or or state of intense grief, especially following the death of a loved one.” Bereavement can also be used more generally to mean the state of having lost something very dear.
Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected.