What does “morbid” mean?
- 1
adjectivehaving an unhealthy interest in death or unpleasant things
She has a morbid fascination with true crime stories.
- 2
adjective(medical) relating to disease
The patient was diagnosed with morbid obesity.
Morbid at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- C1 (advanced)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈmɔrbɪd/ · MOR-bid
How to use “morbid” correctly
“Morbid curiosity” is the urge to look at something terrible, like a car accident.
Common phrases with “morbid”
- morbid curiosity
- a morbid fascination with
- morbidly obese
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- gruesome
- macabre
- gloomy
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- cheerful
- wholesome
Word family
- morbidly
- morbidity
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