languisher

1 9.9

A person who feels very weak, tired, and without hope

noun
/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃər/

: decaído

After months of isolation, he felt like a mere languisher, lacking the motivation to engage with the world.

Examples

As the project dragged on without support, many employees turned into languishers, feeling hopeless about its future.
In the abandoned garden, the flowers became languishers, wilting without care and attention.
Flourishers and languishers?

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Antonyms

vitalizer

1 7.6

A person who makes others feel more energetic and excited

energizer

1 4.6

A person who makes other people feel more energetic and motivated

Surface Forms

languisher singular

languishers plural

Morphology

languisher = languish (transparent) = languish + er

A straightforward agentive formation: 'languish' (verb) + '-er' yields 'one who languishes', easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

The word languisher comes from languish, which goes back to the old Latin languere meaning 'be weak' or 'be faint'. So a languisher is a person who slowly loses energy, strength, or hope.