morbid

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmɔː.bɪd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmɔɹ.bɪd/

Adjective

morbid

1. (originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]
2. (by extension) Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]
3. Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
4. Grisly or gruesome.

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

Related terms

• morbidezza
• morbilous

Translations

• German: morbid
• Italian: morboso
• Russian: боле́зненный
• Spanish: mórbido

Translations

• German: krankhaft
• Italian: morboso
• Portuguese: mórbido
• Russian: ненорма́льный
• Spanish: morboso

Translations

• Italian: raccapricciante

Translations

• Italian: raccapricciante
• Russian: омерзи́тельный

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