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morbid

[ mawr-bid ]

adjective

  1. suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.:

    a morbid interest in death.

    Antonyms:

  2. affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  3. pertaining to diseased parts:

    morbid anatomy.

  4. gruesome; grisly.


morbid

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
  2. gruesome
  3. relating to or characterized by disease; pathologic

    a morbid growth

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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰ, adverb
  • ˈǰԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ǰb· adverb
  • ǰb·Ա noun
  • ·ǰb adjective
  • pre·ǰb· adverb
  • pre·ǰb·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ǰb adjective
  • un·ǰb· adverb
  • un·ǰb·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of morbid1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin morbidus “sickly,” from morb(us) “disease, sickness” + -idus -id 4
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of morbid1

C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness
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To my morbid delight, “Mufasa” starts off by killing one of them again.

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Ms Rebbeck also looked for information about the 33-year-old that was not connected with the her duties multiple times, which the panel heard had “centred on her own morbid curiosity”.

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For decades, the apparent phenomenon of the so-called 27 Club has captured the public’s morbid fascination.

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“That sounds like a morbid thought, but we live in California. There could be an earthquake or a fire at any moment. So when we wake up in the morning, we shouldn’t be upset. ‘

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Sister Megan is a virginal bride of Christ, and a journalist with a morbid fascination with serial killers and crime scenes.

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