Morbid

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmɔː.bɪd/
• US IPA: /ˈmɔɹ.bɪd/

Origin

From Latin morbidus ("diseased"), from morbus ("sickness"), itself from the root of morior ("die") or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mor- ("to rub, pound, wear away").

Full definition of morbid

Adjective

1. (originally) Of, or relating to disease.
2. Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
3. Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
4. Grisly or gruesome.

Derived terms

• morbidity
• morbidly
• morbidness

Related terms

• morbidezza
• morbilous

Synonyms

• (of or relating to disease) pathological
• (unhealthy or unwholesome) sick, twisted, unhealthy, unwholesome, warped
• (suggesting the horror of death) black, ghoulish, grim, macabre
• (grisly, gruesome) bloody, disgusting, gory, grisly, gruesome, sickening