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Definition of morbid adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    morbid

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈmɔrbəd//
     
     
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  1. 1having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death He had a morbid fascination with blood. “He might even die.” “Don't be so morbid.” She watched with morbid curiosity. My mind was filled with morbid thoughts of death.
  2. 2(medical) connected with disease
morbidity
 
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NAmE//mɔrˈbɪdət̮i//
 
noun [uncountable]
morbidly
 
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