ˈmȯrbə̇d, ˈmȯ(ə)b- adjective
Etymology: Latin morbidus diseased, unwholesome, from morbus disease; akin to Greek marainein to waste away — more at smart
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease
morbid anatomy
b. : affected with or induced by disease : not sound and healthful
only the sick in mind crave cleverness, as a morbid body turns to drink — H.M.Tomlinson
a morbid state
morbid alteration of tissues
c. : productive of disease
introduction into the blood of morbid substances from without — Robert Chawner
2. : abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings
a morbid , frustrated, sensitive and prophetic man — William Phillips b.1878
a career of morbid introspection and self-pity — Times Literary Supplement
an almost morbid sense of guilt about the uses to which their discoveries have been put — Reinhold Niebuhr
3. : grisly , gruesome
a day for morbid joys and gruesome delights — Gertrude Diamant
war has a morbid fascination for many men and women — D.L.Cohn
Synonyms: see unwholesome