morbific C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /mɔrˈbɪfɪk/ UK /mɔːˈbɪfɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing or producing disease Stagnant water was once thought to harbor morbific vapors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing or producing disease pathogenicunwholesomenoxiousunhealthy ↔ Opposites salubriouswholesomehealthful Word family Related forms morbidmorbidity Etymology AI details From French morbifique, from Latin morbus ('disease') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make'). morbus Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # morbific **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mɔrˈbɪfɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /mɔːˈbɪfɪk/ ## Meanings 1. causing or producing disease ## Examples - Stagnant water was once thought to harbor morbific vapors. ## Synonyms - pathogenic - unwholesome - noxious - unhealthy ## Antonyms - salubrious - wholesome - healthful ## Related Forms - morbid - morbidity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: morbus - Root: facere ## Etymology From French morbifique, from Latin morbus ('disease') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Morbific comes from French morbifique, from Latin morbus ('disease') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make'). The etymological trail includes Latin morbus, Latin facere. The same word family includes morbid, morbidity. Its current adjective use means "causing or producing disease". ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown