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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: , , , , ,
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  3. pertaining to diseased parts.

    morbid anatomy.

  4. gruesome; grisly.



morbid

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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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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • morbidly adverb
  • morbidness noun
  • premorbid adjective
  • premorbidly adverb
  • premorbidness noun
  • unmorbid adjective
  • unmorbidly adverb
  • unmorbidness noun
  • ˈ³¾´Ç°ù²ú¾±»å±ô²â adverb
  • ˈ³¾´Ç°ù²ú¾±»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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51³Ô¹Ï 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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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of morbid1

C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness
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In 1900, the average life expectancy of a 1-year-old in the U.S. was about 56 years; that bespeaks a morbid population of infants.

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The image became incredibly popular despite Robinson's technique and subject matter, which was considered too morbid by some.

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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 curiosityâ€.

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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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