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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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