morbid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? Latin morbus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin morbidusder. English morbid From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morī (“to die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).
Meanings
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(qualifier:originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
“Enough to make a man morbid, to be stalked by beastly journalists and stared at by gaping moon-faced idiots, wherever he goes!”
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 127:
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(broadly) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
morbid mind
morbid child
morbid obsession
morbid question
morbid boy
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Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
morbid poem
morbid song
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Grisly or gruesome.
morbid video
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more morbid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most morbid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
premorbid · Morute · unmorbid · morbid owlet · postmorbid · morbid obesity · polymorbid · comorbidity · morbidly · nonmorbid · supermorbid · morbidness · monomorbid · intermorbid · multimorbid · hypermorbidity · comorbid · morbidize · morbidity
Relateds
Synonyms
unwholesome (unhealthy or unwholesome) · disgusting (grisly, gruesome) · warped (unhealthy or unwholesome) · gruesome (grisly, gruesome) · black (suggesting the horror of death) · gory (grisly, gruesome) · unhealthy (unhealthy or unwholesome) · bloody (grisly, gruesome) · macabre (suggesting the horror of death) · grisly (grisly, gruesome) · sick (unhealthy or unwholesome) · pathological (of or relating to disease) · twisted (unhealthy or unwholesome) · ghoulish (suggesting the horror of death) · sickening (grisly, gruesome) · grim (suggesting the horror of death)
Translations (74)
no morbid (suggesting the horror of death) · cs chorobný (of or relating to disease) · sv makaber (suggesting the horror of death) · cs nemocný (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · pdt looj (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · no morbid (grisly, gruesome) · bg мрачен (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · de krankhaft (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · ru ненорма́льный (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · nl ziek (of or relating to disease) · nl gruwelijk (grisly, gruesome) · tr patolojik (of or relating to disease) · hu morbid (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi makaaberi (suggesting the horror of death) · gl mórbido (of or relating to disease) · nl macaber (grisly, gruesome) · fi kammottava (suggesting the horror of death) · es mórbido (of or relating to disease) · tr hastalıksal (of or relating to disease) · hy հիվանդագին (of or relating to disease) · nl macaber (suggesting the horror of death) · cs morbidní (interested or fixated on death and decay) · fi sairaalloinen (of or relating to disease) · no morbid (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · uk патологічний (of or relating to disease) · bg патологичен (of or relating to disease) · ga galrach (of or relating to disease) · ca mòrbid (of or relating to disease) · uk хворий (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi järkyttävä (grisly, gruesome) · uk нездоровий (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · ja 不健全 (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · nl ongezond (of or relating to disease) · bg меланхоличен (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fr morbide (grisly, gruesome) · uk хворобливий (of or relating to disease) · gl mórbido (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi sairas (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · nl ziekelijk (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi sairaalloinen (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi hirveä (grisly, gruesome) · cs patologický (of or relating to disease) · he מורבידי (suggesting the horror of death) · it raccapricciante (grisly, gruesome) · nl ziekelijk (of or relating to disease) · ka არაჯანსაღი (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · it morboso (of or relating to disease) · bg ужасен (grisly, gruesome) · ar مَرْضِيّ (of or relating to disease) · it raccapricciante (suggesting the horror of death) · pt mórbido (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi kauhea (grisly, gruesome) · hy հիվանդոտ (of or relating to disease) · ka ავადმყოფური (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · uk жахливий (grisly, gruesome) · nl ongezond (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fi sairas (of or relating to disease) · he מורבידי (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · nl morbide (of or relating to disease) · nl akelig (grisly, gruesome) · ja 病的 (of or relating to disease) · ru нездоро́вый (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · ru нездоро́вый (of or relating to disease) · hu beteges (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · fr morbide (of or relating to disease) · de morbid (of or relating to disease) · nl morbide (suggesting the horror of death) · it morboso (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · sv morbid (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · ru омерзи́тельный (grisly, gruesome) · nl morbide (grisly, gruesome) · nl morbide (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) · ru боле́зненный (of or relating to disease) · fi kammottava (grisly, gruesome)