Definition of morbid Morbid

/mɔˈɹbʌd/ - [morbud] - mor•bid

We found 10 definitions of morbid from 4 different sources.

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What does morbid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

morbid, morbidder, morbiddest

morbid - suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
  unwholesome detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
morbid - caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
  diseased, pathologic, pathological
  unhealthy not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"
morbid - suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"
  ghoulish
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • morbid (a.)
    Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant.
  • morbid (a.)
    Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy.

Part of speech

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  • morbid, adjective.

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