Morbid Definition

morbid
adjective
  1. suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
  2. suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"
  3. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"

"Morbid" in song lyrics

See how morbid is used in real songs:

  • "And dynasties constructed by the morbid"
    Afu-Ra — Defeat
  • "endorsed with the sword, just normally morbid"
    Bizzy Bone — Gangsta
  • "I'm shitting, it's getting morbid"
    The Cenobites (Kool Keith & Godfather Don) — Lex Lugor

Words that rhyme with morbid

Usage tips for "morbid"

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