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morbid
What does morbid mean?
morbid (adjective): suggesting an unhealthy mental state.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use morbid in a sentence?
- Morbid interest in death. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Morbid curiosity. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce morbid?
/ˈmɔɹbəd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does morbid come from?
From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morī (“to die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to morbid
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “morbid” mean?
tending to cure or restore to health
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having or expressing strong emotions
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not allowed; specifically disallowed
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state
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