morbid
[ mawr-bid ]
adjective
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.
pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
gruesome; grisly.
Origin of morbid
1First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin morbidus “sickly,” from morb(us) “disease, sickness” + -idus -id4
Other words for morbid
2 | unwholesome, diseased, unhealthy, sick, sickly; tainted, corrupted, vitiated |
Opposites for morbid
Other words from morbid
- mor·bid·ly, adverb
- mor·bid·ness, noun
- pre·mor·bid, adjective
- pre·mor·bid·ly, adverb
- pre·mor·bid·ness, noun
- un·mor·bid, adjective
- un·mor·bid·ly, adverb
- un·mor·bid·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for morbid
morbid
/ (ˈmɔːbɪd) /
adjective
having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
gruesome
relating to or characterized by disease; pathologic: a morbid growth
Origin of morbid
1C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness
Derived forms of morbid
- morbidly, adverb
- morbidness, noun
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