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Morbid Definition & Meaning

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

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  • "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

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Frequently asked questions

What does morbid mean?
suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity" suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
What part of speech is morbid?
Morbid is an adjective.
How many definitions does morbid have?
Morbid has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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