morbid | ||
1. | [ adjective ] suggesting the horror of death and decay | |
Synonyms: | ghoulish | |
Examples: | "morbid details" |
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Related terms: | offensive | |
2. | [ adjective ] suggesting an unhealthy mental state | |
Examples: | "morbid interest in death" "morbid curiosity" |
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Related terms: | unwholesome | |
3. | [ adjective ] caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology | |
Synonyms: | pathologic diseased pathological | |
Examples: | "diseased tonsils" "a morbid growth" "pathologic tissue" "pathological bodily processes" |
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Related terms: | unhealthy | |
Similar spelling: |
morbidly morbidity Morabito |