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morbid

adjective

mor·​bid ˈmȯr-bəd How to pronounce morbid (audio)
1
a
: of, relating to, or characteristic of disease
morbid anatomy
b
: affected with or induced by disease
a morbid condition
c
: productive of disease
morbid substances
2
: abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings
3
: grisly, gruesome
morbid details
morbid curiosity
morbidly adverb
morbidness noun

Example Sentences

Some of the material has been disclosed before, but it is wonderful to have the quotations from President Nixon and his aides gathered here in all their morbid splendor. Anthony Lewis, New York Review of Books, 7 Apr. 2005 Danger can be sexy, but morbid proselytizing is a real buzzkill. Emily Gordon, Nation, 5 May 1997 She suffered from a morbid streak which in all the life of the family reached out on occasions—the worst occasions—and touched us, clung around us, making it worse for her; her unbearable moments could find nowhere to go. Eudora Welty, One Writer's Beginnings, 1983 She has a morbid interest in funerals. He has a morbid sense of humor. a morbid fascination with death wanting to learn about a celebrity's downfall out of morbid curiosity suffering from a morbid condition The child has a morbid fear of snakes. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Most people who have been infected with the Heartland virus have made a full recovery with this kind of supportive care, the CDC says, but there have been several deaths among elderly individuals with co-morbid conditions. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 Mar. 2022 Not to get too morbid, but death looms over season 4 in unexpected ways. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2022 If that’s too morbid for you, consider Philly neuroscientist Brian Salzberg, 76, who has run every single Falmouth road race. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2019 The researchers also dug deeper into the association between social anxiety and relationship satisfaction, exploring its connection with co-morbid depression. Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021 For instance, even though individuals ages 19 to 29 with no co-morbid conditions were the group least likely to have complications, 21.2% of them—about one in five—still had at least one complication. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 26 July 2021 Okay, that might have gotten too morbid for a second. Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 July 2021 Set up a Legacy Contact – Not to get too morbid, but the harsh reality is that when a loved one dies, accessing their iPhone can be impossible if the device is secured. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 14 June 2021 And Leona had a reason for such a seemingly morbid request. Hayley Vaughn, NBC News, 1 June 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin morbidus diseased, from morbus disease

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of morbid was in 1656

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