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morbid (adjective), more morbid, most morbid
1. Relating to or caused by disease; pathological or diseased: The morbid growth on Tim's arm caused him much worry and so he went to the doctor as soon as possible.
2. A reference to someone who is psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome: Jane certainly had some morbid feelings about the insurance company, believing that it would ruin her and not help her situation at all.
3. Pertaining to an unhealthy mental state or attitude; gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: Hank's father had a morbid interest in death.
4. Etymology: "the nature of a disease, indicative of a disease," from Latin morbidus, "diseased" from morbus, "sickness, disease", from the root of mori, "to die".
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2. A reference to someone who is psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome: Jane certainly had some morbid feelings about the insurance company, believing that it would ruin her and not help her situation at all.
3. Pertaining to an unhealthy mental state or attitude; gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: Hank's father had a morbid interest in death.
4. Etymology: "the nature of a disease, indicative of a disease," from Latin morbidus, "diseased" from morbus, "sickness, disease", from the root of mori, "to die".
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morbid, sordid
morbid (MOR bid) (adjective)
1. Characterized by unwholesome or very sad feelings: After reading the morbid novel, Jane was anxious to go for a walk to raise her spirits.
2. Characteristic of or induced by disease: The conditions in the slum were morbid and caused many people to be ill.
2. Characteristic of or induced by disease: The conditions in the slum were morbid and caused many people to be ill.
sordid (SOR did) (adjective)
Very dirty, gross, and/or vile: The novel was the sordid story of greed and avarice.
Josie had to be moved to a supervised home because the 100-year-old woman was living in a sordid situation.
The public often displays a morbid curiosity about the sordid facts of life in the slums as described by socially conscious authors; such as, Charles Dickens.
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(Greek: fear, extreme fear of; morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone; however, sometimes this Greek element also means a strong dislike, dread, or hatred for something or someone)
(Greek > Latin: morbid self love, self-admiration, self-centeredness)
(Greek: tumor, morbid growth; to swell, bulge; mass, group)
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