Morbid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɔː.bɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Morbid is an adjective meaning (originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
Meaning
(originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
- Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
- Grisly or gruesome.
Example Sentences
morbid child
morbid question
morbid obsession
“Enough to make a man morbid, to be stalked by beastly journalists and stared at by gaping moon-faced idiots, wherever he goes!”
Word Forms
- more morbid
Synonyms for morbid
Depending on context, synonyms include pathological, sick, twisted, unhealthy, unwholesome, warped.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diseased, ghoulish, unwholesome, unhealthy, offensive, pathological.
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