Also means
moribund
Usage Note
Moribondo describes a person or animal at the point of death, but is also used figuratively for institutions or systems in terminal decline — un'industria moribonda (a dying industry). The feminine form is moribonda; it is not a false friend but learners often confuse it with 'morbid'.
Examples
"Il paziente era moribondo quando arrivò l'ambulanza."
Natural Translation
The patient was dying when the ambulance arrived.

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