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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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, nounWord Origin for morbid
C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness
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