morbid

[ mawr-bid ]

/ ˈmɔr bɪd /

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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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2 unwholesome, diseased, unhealthy, sick, sickly; tainted, corrupted, vitiated.

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1 cheerful.

2 healthy.

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Origin of morbid

1650–60; <Latin morbidus sickly, equivalent to morb(us) sickness + -idus-id⁴

OTHER WORDS FROM morbid

mor·bid·ly, adverbmor·bid·ness, nounpre·mor·bid, adjectivepre·mor·bid·ly, adverb

pre·mor·bid·ness, nounun·mor·bid, adjectiveun·mor·bid·ly, adverbun·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.
Why I Hate The Beach|P. J. O’Rourke|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Chris Christie, the most popular Republican in the United States, finally decided being morbidly obese was unacceptable.
Good for Chris Christie|Justin Green|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The sequence of events is tragic, morbidly funny, and exquisitely described—as are most of the stories in this collection.
Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|July 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST

I would definitely recommend it to people who were morbidly obese like I was.
Rex Ryan: The NFL's Most Outspoken Coach|Marlow Stern|May 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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. Bower
And Corydon was morbidly aware of her own lack of accomplishments, and acutely sensitive as to what others thought about her.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
The 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. Matthews
In pathology, want of, or morbidly diminished appetite, without loathing of food.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
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

morbid

/ (ˈmɔːbɪd) /

adjective

having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events

gruesome

relating to or characterized by disease; pathologica morbid growth

Derived forms of morbid

morbidly, adverbmorbidness, noun

Word Origin for morbid

C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness

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