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adjective
1.
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
2.
affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.
3.
pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
4.
gruesome; grisly.
Related forms
mor·bid·ly, adverb
mor·bid·ness, noun
pre·mor·bid, adjective
pre·mor·bid·ly, adverb
pre·mor·bid·ness, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
2. unwholesome, diseased, unhealthy, sick, sickly; tainted, corrupted, vitiated.
2. unwholesome, diseased, unhealthy, sick, sickly; tainted, corrupted, vitiated.
Antonyms
1. cheerful. 2. healthy.
1. cheerful. 2. healthy.
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Word Origin & History
morbid
1650s, "of the nature of a disease, indicative of a disease," from L. morbidus "diseased," from morbus "sickness, disease," from root of mori "to die," or from PIE base *mor- "to rub, pound, wear away" (cf. Gk. marainein "to consume, exhaust," marasmus "consumption"). Transferred use, of mental states,
EXPANDis from 1777. Related: Morbidly.
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Medical Dictionary
morbid mor·bid (môr'bĭd)
adj.
Relating to or caused by disease; pathological or diseased.
Psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome.
mor'bid·ness n.
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