different between morbid vs morbose
morbid
English
Etymology
From Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“sickness”), itself from the root of morior (“die”) or directly from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m??.b?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m??.b?d/
Adjective
morbid (comparative more morbid, superlative most morbid)
- (originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]
- (by extension) Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]
- Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
- Grisly or gruesome.
Synonyms
- (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
Derived terms
- morbidity
- morbidly
- morbidness
Related terms
- morbidezza
- morbilous
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “morbid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- bromid
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m???bi?t/
Adjective
morbid (comparative morbider, superlative am morbidsten)
- morbid
Declension
Derived terms
- komorbid
- Morbidität
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morbose
English
Etymology
From Latin morbosus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”).
Adjective
morbose (comparative more morbose, superlative most morbose)
- Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.
- Morbose tumours and excrescences of plants.
Derived terms
- morbosity
References
morbose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Boomers, Bromose, Broomes, boomers
Italian
Adjective
morbose
- feminine plural of morboso
Anagrams
- ombrose
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