morbid
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
1Other 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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How to use morbid in a sentence
One hears a high percentage of Americans are morbidly obese.
For the morbidly curious, he takes off his mask to reveal his true face at 1:20.
Lana Del Rey, Skylar Grey & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO) | Jean Trinh | May 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTChris Christie, the most popular Republican in the United States, finally decided being morbidly obese was unacceptable.
The sequence of events is tragic, morbidly funny, and exquisitely described—as are most of the stories in this collection.
I would definitely recommend it to people who were morbidly obese like I was.
He did not look at Cash, but he felt morbidly that Cash was regarding him with that hateful sneer hidden under his beard.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerAnd Corydon was morbidly aware of her own lack of accomplishments, and acutely sensitive as to what others thought about her.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThe unconscious man was laid down on a couch in the doctor's office, and the room was cleared of all the morbidly curious people.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsIn pathology, want of, or morbidly diminished appetite, without loathing of food.
His fear of the great proprietor had become morbidly acute, and Mr. Balfour could make no headway against it.
Sevenoaks | J. G. Holland
British Dictionary definitions for morbid
/ (ˈmɔːbɪd) /
having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
gruesome
relating to or characterized by disease; pathologic: a morbid growth
Origin of morbid
1Derived forms of morbid
- morbidly, adverb
- morbidness, noun
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