morbid

[ mawr-bid ]
/ ˈmɔr bɪd /

adjective

suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.
pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
gruesome; grisly.

Origin of morbid

1650–60; < Latin morbidus sickly, equivalent to morb(us) sickness + -idus -id4

SYNONYMS FOR morbid

2 unwholesome, diseased, unhealthy, sick, sickly; tainted, corrupted, vitiated.

ANTONYMS FOR morbid

1 cheerful.
2 healthy.

OTHER WORDS FROM morbid

Words nearby morbid

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British Dictionary definitions for premorbid

morbid
/ (ˈmɔːbɪd) /

adjective

having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
gruesome
relating to or characterized by disease; pathologic a morbid growth

Derived forms of morbid

morbidly, adverb morbidness, noun

Word Origin for morbid

C17: from Latin morbidus sickly, from morbus illness

Medical definitions for premorbid (1 of 2)

premorbid
[ prē-môr′bĭd ]

adj.

Preceding the occurrence of disease.

Medical definitions for premorbid (2 of 2)

morbid
[ môr′bĭd ]

adj.

Relating to or caused by disease; pathological or diseased.
Psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome.