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Morbid

Morbid Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Morbid? [adj] caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" [adj] suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" [adj] suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Morbid: diseased \| ghoulish \| offensive \| pathologic \| pathological \| unhealthy \| unwholesome Related Terms \| Find terms related to Morbid: agape \| agog \| all agog \| appalling \| astounding \| awe-inspiring \| awesome \| awful \| bad \| blue \| burning with curiosity \| cankered \| consumed with curiosity \| contaminated \| curious \| dark \| dejected \| depressed \| despondent \| dire \| direful \| diseased \| disordered \| downcast \| dread \| dreaded \| dreadful \| fell \| formidable \| gangrened \| gangrenous \| ghastly \| ghoulish \| gloomy \| glum \| gossipy \| grim \| grisly \| grotesque \| gruesome \| hideous \| horrendous \| horrible \| horrid \| horrific \| horrifying \| infected \| inquiring \| inquisitive \| interested \| itchy \| lugubrious \| macabre \| melancholic \| melancholy \| monstrous \| moody \| morbidly curious \| morose \| mortified \| open-eyed \| openmouthed \| overcurious \| pathogenic \| pathological \| peccant \| poisoned \| prurient \| psychotic \| quizzical \| redoubtable \| sad \| saturnine \| schrecklich \| scopophiliac \| septic \| shocking \| sick \| sickly \| sphacelated \| sullen \| supercurious \| tainted \| terrible \| terrific \| tremendous \| ulcerated \| ulcerous \| unhealthy \| unsound \| unwholesome \| voyeuristic See Also \| Morbid In Webster's Dictionary \Mor"bid\, a. [L. morbidus, fr. morbus disease; prob. akin to mori to die: cf. F. morbide, It. morbido. See {Mortal}.] 1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant. ``Her sick and morbid heart.'' --Hawthorne. 2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy. Syn: Diseased; sickly; sick. Usage: {Morbid}, {Diseased}. Morbid is sometimes used interchangeably with diseased, but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc.

Morbid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Morbid?

[adj] caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
[adj] suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"
[adj] suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"

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Morbid In Webster's Dictionary

\Mor"bid\, a. [L. morbidus, fr. morbus disease; prob.
akin to mori to die: cf. F. morbide, It. morbido. See
{Mortal}.]
1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal
   condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid
   constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant.
   ``Her sick and morbid heart.'' --Hawthorne.

2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid
   anatomy.

Syn: Diseased; sickly; sick.

Usage: {Morbid}, {Diseased}. Morbid is sometimes used
       interchangeably with diseased, but is commonly
       applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a
       prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the
       nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc.

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