Morbid Definition
morbid
WOTD - 30 October 2009
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English
Etymology
From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morior (“die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
morbid (comparative more morbid, superlative most morbid)
- (originally) Of, or relating to disease.
- Unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically: mentally ill
- Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
- Grisly or gruesome.
Derived terms
Related terms
- morbidezza
- morbilous
Synonyms
- (of or relating to disease): pathological
- (unhealthy or unwholesome): sick, twisted, unhealthy, unwholesome, warped
- (suggesting the horror of death): black, ghoulish, grim, macabre
- (grisly, gruesome): bloody, disgusting, gory, grisly, gruesome, sickening
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