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Definitions for: Morbid [adj] caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
[adj] suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"
[adj] suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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, morbid humors; a morbid
constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant.
``Her sick and morbid heart.'' --Hawthorne.
2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid
anatomy.
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.
Synonyms: diseased, ghoulish, offensive, pathologic, pathological, unhealthy, unwholesome
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