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morbid
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[ˈmɔːbɪd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
(e.g: he had a morbid fascination with the horrors of contemporary warfare)
- of the nature of or indicative of disease
(e.g: the treatment of morbid obesity)
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Origin
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mid 17th century (in the medical sense): from Latin morbidus, from morbus ‘disease’
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