MORBID


Meaning of MORBID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯr-bəd ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin morbidus diseased, from morbus disease

Date: 1656

1.

a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease

morbid anatomy

b. : affected with or induced by disease

a morbid condition

c. : productive of disease

morbid substances

2. : abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings

3. : grisly , gruesome

morbid details

morbid curiosity

• mor·bid·ly adverb

• mor·bid·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.