Vocabulary
Moribund
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a person) at the point of death
Urdu meaning
مرنے والا، جس پر موت طاری ہو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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In the years since inflation was finally doused, unemployment has risen as have the numbers of those living below the poverty line, while growth has remained moribund.
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A bailout too far
— 2025-10-02
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P N the midst of the Gaza genocide, Israel has announced plans to build more illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, s a move that would effectively seal the fate of the already moribund two-state solution.
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Israeli rapacity
— 2025-08-16
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EARLY eight decades after Partition, relations between Pakistan and India remain moribund, with little chance of improvement.
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Deep mistrust
— 2025-08-13
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Accordingly, the whole region has a critical stake in the transformation of India-Pakistan relations and the revival of Saarc from its moribund state.
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Pakistan-India relations
— 2025-07-23
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If today Saarc is a moribund outfit South Asia is amongst the world`s least integrated regions it is India that shoulders the most blame.
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Regional partners
— 2025-07-02
Synonyms
declining, in decline, dying, stagnating, decaying, crumbling
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