Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wilt

2 senses of wilt

Sense 1
wilt, wilt disease -- (any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots)
       => plant disease -- (a disease that affects plants)

Sense 2
wilt, wilting -- (causing to become limp or drooping)
       => weakening -- (the act of reducing the strength of something)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wilt

2 senses of wilt

Sense 1
wilt -- (lose strength; "My opponent was wilting")
       => weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days")

Sense 2
wilt, droop -- (become limp; "The flowers wilted")
       => decay, crumble, dilapidate -- (fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay")