morbid
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
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
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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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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”)