1. born dead
Usage: medical
2. failing to develop or succeed from the very beginning
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The stillborn calf was a great loss to the farmer.
• Medical advances have reduced stillborn births significantly.
• His stillborn political campaign never gained any momentum.
• The project was stillborn due to lack of funding.
• Their stillborn romance ended before it truly began.
• The company’s stillborn product launch was quickly forgotten.