morbid (Meaning)

Wordnet

morbid (s)

suggesting an unhealthy mental state

suggesting the horror of death and decay

caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

Webster

morbid (a.)

Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant.

Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy.

FAQs About the word morbid

suggesting an unhealthy mental state, suggesting the horror of death and decay, caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathologyNot sound and healthf

bleak, darkening, solemn, depressing, cold, murky, depressive,somber, desolate, lonely

gay, festive, jolly, joyful, merry, comforting, cheery, merry, jolly, joyous

The room was pervaded by a morbid stench of decay.

Her morbid fascination with death extended to collecting antique funeral memorabilia.

The autopsy report revealed a morbidly obese patient with severe organ failure.

His morbid fear of spiders led him to avoid venturing outside during the summer months.