MORBID


Meaning of MORBID in English

/ ˈmɔːbɪd; NAmE ˈmɔːrbɪd/ adjective

1.

having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death :

He had a morbid fascination with blood.

'He might even die.' 'Don't be so morbid.'

2.

( medical ) connected with disease

►  mor·bid·ity / mɔːˈbɪdəti; NAmE mɔːrˈb-/ noun [ U ]

►  mor·bid·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (in the medical sense): from Latin morbidus , from morbus disease.

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