[syn: diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Morbid \Mor"bid\, a. [L. morbidus, fr. morbus disease; prob.
akin to mori to die: cf. F. morbide, It. morbido. See
Mortal.]
1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal
condition; diseased; sickly; as, a morbid condition; a
morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a
plant. "Her sick and morbid heart." --Hawthorne.
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2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid
anatomy.
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3. Indicating an unhealthy mental attitude or disposition;
especially, abnormally gloomy, to an extent not justified
by the situation; preoccupied with death, disease, or fear
of death; as, a morbid interest in details of a disaster.
[PJC]
4. Gruesome; as, a morbid topic.
[PJC]
Syn: Diseased; sickly; sick.
Usage: Morbid, Diseased. Morbid is sometimes used
interchangeably with diseased, but is commonly
applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a
prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the
nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
morbid
adj 1: suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in
death"; "morbid curiosity"
2: suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"
[syn: ghoulish, morbid]
3: caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology;
"diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue";
"pathological bodily processes" [syn: diseased, morbid,
pathologic, pathological]