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morbid
CEFRC1
/ˈmɔː.bɪd/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Showing an unhealthy interest in death or unpleasant subjects.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailSuggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
Examples
He has a morbid fondness for murder mysteries.
Don't be so morbid.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsTaking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
Grisly or gruesome.
More examples
In contextmorbid child
morbid video
morbid obsession
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Origin
adjective
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”).