Question

moribund Church attendance in Britain has fallen in recent years, but no one would say the Anglican church is moribund. ˈmɔrəbənd

Accepted Answer

(1) In the process of dying or approaching death. (2) Inactive or becoming outmoded. Moribund is still sometimes used in its original literal sense of “approaching death,” but it's much more often used to describe things. When the economy goes bad, we hear about moribund mills and factories and towns; the economy itself may even be called moribund. Critics may speak of the moribund state of poetry, or lament the moribund record or newspaper industry

word	moribund
definition	(1) In the process of dying or approaching death. (2) Inactive or becoming outmoded.
eg_sentence	Church attendance in Britain has fallen in recent years, but no one would say the Anglican church is moribund.
explanation	Moribund is still sometimes used in its original literal sense of “approaching death,” but it's much more often used to describe things. When the economy goes bad, we hear about moribund mills and factories and towns; the economy itself may even be called moribund. Critics may speak of the moribund state of poetry, or lament the moribund record or newspaper industry
IPA	ˈmɔrəbənd

Moribund Church Economy Process Dying Approaching Death Inactive