<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.</li><li>to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day's hard work.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>weaken</li><li>ebb</li><li>droop</li><li>wane</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a sudden wilt of interest in the discussion.</li><li>Plant Pathology: the drying out, drooping, and withering of the leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply, excessive transpiration, or vascular disease.</li><li>a disease so characterized, as fusarium wilt.</li><li>a virus disease of various caterpillars, characterized by the liquefaction of body tissues.</li></ul>