'Morbid' definitions:

Definition of 'morbid'

From: WordNet
adjective
Suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
adjective
Suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" [syn: ghoulish, morbid]
adjective
Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" [syn: diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological]

Definition of 'Morbid'

From: GCIDE
  • Morbid \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, a morbid condition; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant. "Her sick and morbid heart." --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Indicating an unhealthy mental attitude or disposition; especially, abnormally gloomy, to an extent not justified by the situation; preoccupied with death, disease, or fear of death; as, a morbid interest in details of a disaster. [PJC]
  • 4. Gruesome; as, a morbid topic. [PJC]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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