languishment noun. ['laŋgwɪʃm(ǝ)nt] Now rare. M16.
[formed as LANGUISHING noun + -MENT.]
1. Sorrow, esp. when caused by love or longing; grief, depression; mental pain or distress; a feeling of such sorrow etc. M16.
■ B. W. Procter That inward languishment of mind, which dreams Of some remote and high accomplishment.
■ M. O. W. Oliphant Love-agonies and languishments beyond the reach of words.
b. Longing, tenderness; an expression of this. L17.

2. Sickness, weakness, or suffering; a bout or fit of this. L16.
b. Weariness, lassitude; decline, decay; inertness. E17.

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