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Added 9 October 2026

morbid

/ˈmɔː.bɪd/ adjective

Latin root: morbidus Wiktionary

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Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
morbid boy
Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
morbid poem

Origin

From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morī (“to die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).

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