morbid
[ mawr-bid ]
/ ˈmɔr bɪd /
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.
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morbid
/ (ˈmɔːbɪd) /
adjective
having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
gruesome
relating to or characterized by disease; pathologica morbid growth
Derived Formsmorbidly, adverbmorbidness, noun
Word Origin for morbid
C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness
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Word Origin and History for morbidly
morbid
1650s, "of the nature of a disease, indicative of a disease," from Latin morbidus "diseased," from morbus "sickness, disease, ailment, illness," from root of mori "to die," which is possibly from PIE root *mer- "to rub, pound, wear away" (cf. Sanskrit mrnati "crushes, bruises;" Greek marainein "to consume, exhaust, put out, quench," marasmus "consumption"). Transferred use, of mental states, is from 1777. Related: Morbidly; morbidness.
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Medicine definitions for morbidly
morbid
[ môr′bĭd ]
adj.
Relating to or caused by disease; pathological or diseased.
Psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome.
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