morbid

mor·bid

 (môr′bĭd)

adj.

1. Given to or characterized by unwholesome thoughts or feelings, especially of death or disease: read the account of the murder with a morbid interest.

2.

a. Of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased: morbid changes in tissues.

b. Psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome: a morbid fear of heights.

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[Latin morbidus, diseased, from morbus, disease; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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mor′bid·ly adv.

mor′bid·ness n.

morbid

(ˈmɔːbɪd)

adj

1. (Psychology) having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events

2. gruesome

3. (Pathology) relating to or characterized by disease; pathologic: a morbid growth.

[C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness]

ˈmorbidly adv

ˈmorbidness n

mor•bid

(ˈmɔr bɪd)

adj.

1. suggesting an unhealthy mental attitude; unwholesomely gloomy.

2. gruesome; grisly.

3. affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.

4. pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.

[1650–60; < Latin morbidus sickly =morb(us) sickness + -idus -id⁴]

mor′bid•ly, adv.

mor′bid•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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"
	2.	morbid - suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" ghoulish offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
	3.	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 in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

morbid

adjective

1. gruesome, sick, dreadful, ghastly, hideous, unhealthy, grisly, macabre, horrid, ghoulish, unwholesome Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.

2. gloomy, brooding, pessimistic, melancholy, sombre, grim, glum, lugubrious, funereal, low-spirited He was in no mood for any morbid introspection.
gloomy happy, cheerful, bright, wholesome

3. diseased, sick, infected, deadly, ailing, unhealthy, malignant, sickly, pathological, unsound Uraemia is a morbid condition.
diseased healthy, salubrious

morbid

adjective

Susceptible to or marked by preoccupation with unwholesome matters:

macabre, sick, unhealthy, unwholesome.

Translations

مَرَضي، مَريض

morbidní

sygelig

makabermorbidmorbide

mórbidomorboso

morbosopatologico

liguistas

patologisks, neveseligs

болезненный

chorobnýmorbídny

hastalıklısapık

病态的

morbid

[ˈmɔːbɪd] ADJ

1. (= perverse) → morboso, malsano
don't be so morbid! → ¡no seas morboso!
morbid curiosity → curiosidad f malsana

2. (Med) → mórbido

morbid

[ˈmɔː^rbɪd] adj [person, obsession] → morbide

morbid

adj

idea, thought, jealousy, curiosity etc → krankhaft; interest, attitude → unnatürlich, krankhaft; sense of humour, talk etc → makaber; (= gloomy) outlook, thoughts → düster; person → trübsinnig; (= pessimistic) → schwarzseherisch; poet, novel, music etc → morbid; that’s morbid!, that’s a morbid thought or idea! → das ist ja makaber; don’t be so morbid! → sieh doch nicht alles so schwarz!; he’s such a morbid little boy → er hat einen Hang zum Makaberen

(Med) → morbid; growth → krankhaft

morbid

[ˈmɔːbɪd] adj → morboso/a

morbid

(ˈmoː(r)bid) adjective

sick (in the way one shows his/her excessive interest in death, disease, cruel acts etc). his morbid fascination with horror films; her morbid imagination. morbied مَرَضي، مَريض болен mórbido morbidní morbide sygelig νοσηρόςmorboso, enfermizo haiglaslik مريض sairaalloinen morbideחולני रोग ग्रस्त nezdrav, morbidan beteges tidak wajar morboso 病的な 병에 걸린 liguistas, nesveikas patoloģisks, neveselīgs morbid morbide, ziekelijksykelig, uhyggelig, makaberchory, niezdrowy ناروغ болезненный, нездоровый chorobný, patologický, morbídny morbiden, bolesten morbidan morbid เป็นโรค sapık; hastalıklı 病態的 хворобливий مریضانہ، پژمردہ bệnh tật 病态的

mor·bid

a. mórbido, insano-a, morbosa-a, rel. a una enfermedad.

morbid

adj (path) mórbido, patológico; — obesity obesidad mórbida