adj
morbid
MAW-bihd
adj
1
Having an unhealthy interest in death, disease, or other disturbing subjects.
"He had a morbid fascination with true crime stories."
"It felt a bit morbid to be joking about funerals."
2
Relating to or caused by disease.
"The report described the patient's morbid symptoms in detail."
How to Use Morbid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGloomily obsessed with death or illness, or (in medical contexts) related to disease.
Common pairings
morbid curiosity
morbid fascination
morbid obesity
Word Forms
more morbid comparative, most morbid superlative
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Etymology
From Latin morbidus, "diseased," from morbus, "sickness," ultimately related to the root for "to die."