rot

C1 · Advanced Informal

v. to stay in an unpleasant place or situation for a very long time.

v. to suffer or languish in a state of neglect or confinement over a prolonged period.

“He felt like he was rotting in that boring office job with no chance of promotion.”

“The political prisoner was left to rot in a damp cell for a decade before the international community intervened.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the state of decaying, or the part of something that has decayed.

n. the process of decomposition or the resulting decayed matter itself.

“The smell of rot coming from the old wooden boat was overwhelming.”

“The surveyor identified significant dry rot in the floorboards, suggesting that the property had been poorly maintained for decades.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun British English · Informal

n. silly talk or ideas that are not true.

n. verbal nonsense or worthless ideas. Uncountable in this sense.

“Don't listen to him; he's talking absolute rot about the new manager.”

“The editorial dismissed the politician's latest economic proposal as pure rot, arguing that the figures were entirely fabricated.”