morbid

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English

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Etymology

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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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Adjective

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morbid (comparative more morbid, superlative most morbid)

  1. (originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]
  2. (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]
  3. Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
  4. Grisly or gruesome.

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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morbid (strong nominative masculine singular morbider, comparative morbider, superlative am morbidesten)

  1. morbid

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin morbidus or French morbide.

Adjective

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morbid m or n (feminine singular morbidă, masculine plural morbizi, feminine and neuter plural morbide)

  1. morbid

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Swedish

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Adjective

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morbid (comparative morbidare, superlative morbidast)

  1. morbid

Declension

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Inflection of morbid
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular morbid morbidare morbidast
Neuter singular morbidt morbidare morbidast
Plural morbida morbidare morbidast
Masculine plural3 morbide morbidare morbidast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 morbide morbidare morbidaste
All morbida morbidare morbidaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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