Morbid Meaning
/ˈmɔː.bɪd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
adjTaking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
Sentence Examples
He has a morbid fondness for murder mysteries.
Don't be so morbid.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor's ____ interest in rare diseases made him frequently study autopsies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Some people have a ____ fascination with true crime stories and spend several hours reading about various historical murder cases online.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor's ____ interest in rare diseases made him frequently study autopsies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Some people have a ____ fascination with true crime stories and spend several hours reading about various historical murder cases online.