US /ˈmɔrbɪd/ UK /ˈmɔːbɪd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    abnormally preoccupied with death or disease; gruesome

    He had a morbid fascination with the history of plagues.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · abnormally preoccupied with... gruesomemacabreghoulishgloomyunhealthygrim
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Word family
Forms morbidly
Derived forms morbidlymorbiditymorbidness
Related forms morbific

Etymology

From Latin morbidus ('diseased, sickly'), from morbus ('disease, sickness'), perhaps from morī ('to die').

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