morbid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.bɪd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹ.bɪd/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪd
Adjective
[edit]morbid (comparative more morbid, superlative most morbid)
- (originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]
- (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]
- Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
- Grisly or gruesome.
Synonyms
[edit]- (of or relating to disease): pathological
- (unhealthy or unwholesome): sick, twisted, unhealthy, unwholesome, warped
- (suggesting the horror of death): black, ghoulish, grim, macabre
- (grisly, gruesome): bloody, disgusting, gory, grisly, gruesome, sickening
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]of or relating to disease
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unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically
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suggesting the horror of death
grisly, gruesome
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Further reading
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “morbid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]morbid (strong nominative masculine singular morbider, comparative morbider, superlative am morbidesten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of morbid
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist morbid | sie ist morbid | es ist morbid | sie sind morbid | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | morbider | morbide | morbides | morbide |
genitive | morbiden | morbider | morbiden | morbider | |
dative | morbidem | morbider | morbidem | morbiden | |
accusative | morbiden | morbide | morbides | morbide | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der morbide | die morbide | das morbide | die morbiden |
genitive | des morbiden | der morbiden | des morbiden | der morbiden | |
dative | dem morbiden | der morbiden | dem morbiden | den morbiden | |
accusative | den morbiden | die morbide | das morbide | die morbiden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein morbider | eine morbide | ein morbides | (keine) morbiden |
genitive | eines morbiden | einer morbiden | eines morbiden | (keiner) morbiden | |
dative | einem morbiden | einer morbiden | einem morbiden | (keinen) morbiden | |
accusative | einen morbiden | eine morbide | ein morbides | (keine) morbiden |
Comparative forms of morbid
Superlative forms of morbid
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[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin morbidus or French morbide.
Adjective
[edit]morbid m or n (feminine singular morbidă, masculine plural morbizi, feminine and neuter plural morbide)
Declension
[edit]Declension of morbid
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | morbid | morbidă | morbizi | morbide | ||
definite | morbidul | morbida | morbizii | morbidele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | morbid | morbide | morbizi | morbide | ||
definite | morbidului | morbidei | morbizilor | morbidelor |
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]morbid (comparative morbidare, superlative morbidast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of morbid | |||
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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 |
Related terms
[edit]- morbiditet (“morbidity”)
References
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