1. people who suffer from lack of attention, care, or activity; those who become weak or lose vitality
Usage: plural form of languisher

Examples

• The languishers in the overcrowded prison received little medical care.
• Without proper funding, the students became languishers in the neglected school system.
• The elderly languishers in the understaffed facility rarely saw visitors.
• Economic policies left many small business owners as languishers during the recession.
• The languishers in the remote village had been without clean water for months.
• Mental health advocates spoke up for the languishers in inadequate treatment centers.