languishment

Meanings

• Noun

  The state or experience of undergoing or undergoing a prolonged period of suffering or deprivation.

  - "The old man's languishment in his final days was heart-wrenching."
  - "The prisoners endured long periods of languishment in the dank, dark cells."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with languishment
longing , clinging , tingling , mingling

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Variants

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languish , languished , languisher , languishers , languishes , languishing , languishingly , languishment , languishments

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'languen' meaning 'to mourn' or 'to grieve' + 'ment' suffix denoting 'state or condition'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'languishment' contains the letter sequence 'anguish' which is synonymous with suffering and distress.

2. In the novel 'Moby-Dick', Captain Ahab's languishment for revenge against the white whale drives him to the brink of madness.

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Related Concepts

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1. Deprivation: The state of being denied or lacking something essential, often leading to suffering or hardship.

2. Suffering: The experience or feeling of pain, distress, or hardship.

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Culture

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In literature, languishment is often used to describe a character's emotional or physical suffering, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' or Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov'. In music, the term can be used metaphorically to describe a melancholic or mournful sound.

How to Memorize "languishment"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person lying in bed, weak and frail, barely able to move or speak. This is the image of languishment.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feelings of sadness, despair, and suffering.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Lamenting And Grieving Underneath Infinite Sorrow' to remember the definition of languishment.

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