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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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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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Declension of morbid
singular plural
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

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Adjective

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morbid (comparative morbidare, superlative morbidast)

  1. morbid

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Inflection of morbid
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular morbid morbidare morbidast
neuter singular morbidt morbidare morbidast
plural morbida morbidare morbidast
masculine plural2 morbide morbidare morbidast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 morbide morbidare morbidaste
all morbida morbidare morbidaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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