To be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time.
To exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time.
She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years.
to languish in a prison
languishing in jail for the past 20 years
Weaken
Fade
Thrive
Flourish
Languishes
Languish