Morbid
adjective
Having a strong interest in death, disease, or unpleasant things.
John has a morbid fascination with horror movies.
Often appears as...
- morbid fascination
- morbid curiosity
adjective
Related to disease or sickness.
Smoking can increase the morbid risk of lung disease.
Often appears as...
- morbid condition
- morbid symptoms
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Extremely gloomy or depressing.
The movie had a morbid tone that was unsettling to some viewers.
Often appears as...
- morbid outlook
- morbid atmosphere
adjective
Having a strong interest in death, disease, or unpleasant things.
John has a morbid fascination with horror movies.
Often appears as...
- morbid fascination
- morbid curiosity
adjective
Related to disease or sickness.
Smoking can increase the morbid risk of lung disease.
Often appears as...
- morbid condition
- morbid symptoms
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Extremely gloomy or depressing.
The movie had a morbid tone that was unsettling to some viewers.
Often appears as...
- morbid outlook
- morbid atmosphere
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Casual Chat
Use 'morbid' in contexts where dark topics are acceptable, not in light, everyday conversations.
Avoiding morbid topics, they chatted about their weekend plans.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Offense
'Morbid' topics might disturb people; know your audience before discussing such matters.
His morbid joke fell flat at the dinner party.
Pro Tip 3/3Cautious in Writing
In writing, clarify your reason for a 'morbid' interest to avoid misunderstandings.
Her essay explained her morbid curiosity in forensic science as a pursuit of justice.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Casual Chat
Use 'morbid' in contexts where dark topics are acceptable, not in light, everyday conversations.
Avoiding morbid topics, they chatted about their weekend plans.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Offense
'Morbid' topics might disturb people; know your audience before discussing such matters.
His morbid joke fell flat at the dinner party.
Pro Tip 3/3Cautious in Writing
In writing, clarify your reason for a 'morbid' interest to avoid misunderstandings.
Her essay explained her morbid curiosity in forensic science as a pursuit of justice.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Casual Chat
Use 'morbid' in contexts where dark topics are acceptable, not in light, everyday conversations.
Avoiding morbid topics, they chatted about their weekend plans.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Offense
'Morbid' topics might disturb people; know your audience before discussing such matters.
His morbid joke fell flat at the dinner party.
Pro Tip 3/3Cautious in Writing
In writing, clarify your reason for a 'morbid' interest to avoid misunderstandings.
Her essay explained her morbid curiosity in forensic science as a pursuit of justice.
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The Reality Behind...
She's playing, obviously, on a kind of morbid curiosity with people being attacked. And there's a lot of more controversial videos like this of people kind of deliberately agitating animals like this bearded dragon, but snakes as well, so that they're, you know, in striking position, trying to attack the
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Is the world getting...
Also, the news capitalizes on our morbid interest in what can go wrong, captured in the programming policy, "If it bleeds, it leads." Well, if you combine our cognitive biases with the nature of news, you can see why the world has been coming to an end for a very long time indeed.
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Vultures - Photographing...
that and draws me to them in some sort of weird morbid fascination and as she as I got to know them and start researching them start to understand them more I discovered that they are of all the animals in the world the ones that possibly in the most trouble
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Obesity PIPE National...
i a morbidly obese where is almost a certain that i will die because of my weight problem how did francis get to the point where he weighs this much for some people weight gain is caused by hormonal conditions but for francis a lifetime of
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Elon Musk: A future...
It's going to be, like I said, at least a decade of really just solving brain injuries and spinal injuries. And really, I think you can solve a very wide range of brain injuries, including severe depression, morbid obesity, sleep,
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The spellbinding art of...
And this street anatomy is so captivating because it is the furthest removed from the medical world. It forces you to look at it, and confront your own perceptions about anatomy, whether you find it beautiful, gross, morbid
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Bare Bones PIPE National...
the only way most of us ever get to see bones and not to be too morbid but these are the only bits of us that are going to be left this was the world's first glimpse of bone inside a living human body the
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How to have a healthier,...
Now, it all seems pretty morbid -- that culture and society have failed us in our quest for coitus. But this is not the case. There are things that the past can teach us to help us upgrade the present.
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How 3D printing helped...
was morbidly obese walking was difficult walking on sand was painful and it was sand that brought me to my aha moment and a promise to myself to lose a hundred pounds and run a marathon
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Susan Lim: Transplant...
Pregnancies are meant to be happy and fulfilling moments in any woman's life. But my joyful period was marred by solemn and morbid thoughts --
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The Reality Behind...
She's playing, obviously, on a kind of morbid curiosity with people being attacked. And there's a lot of more controversial videos like this of people kind of deliberately agitating animals like this bearded dragon, but snakes as well, so that they're, you know, in striking position, trying to attack the
Video examples
Is the world getting...
Also, the news capitalizes on our morbid interest in what can go wrong, captured in the programming policy, "If it bleeds, it leads." Well, if you combine our cognitive biases with the nature of news, you can see why the world has been coming to an end for a very long time indeed.
Video examples
Vultures - Photographing...
that and draws me to them in some sort of weird morbid fascination and as she as I got to know them and start researching them start to understand them more I discovered that they are of all the animals in the world the ones that possibly in the most trouble
Video examples
Obesity PIPE National...
i a morbidly obese where is almost a certain that i will die because of my weight problem how did francis get to the point where he weighs this much for some people weight gain is caused by hormonal conditions but for francis a lifetime of
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
It's going to be, like I said, at least a decade of really just solving brain injuries and spinal injuries. And really, I think you can solve a very wide range of brain injuries, including severe depression, morbid obesity, sleep,
Video examples
The spellbinding art of...
And this street anatomy is so captivating because it is the furthest removed from the medical world. It forces you to look at it, and confront your own perceptions about anatomy, whether you find it beautiful, gross, morbid
Video examples
Bare Bones PIPE National...
the only way most of us ever get to see bones and not to be too morbid but these are the only bits of us that are going to be left this was the world's first glimpse of bone inside a living human body the
Video examples
How to have a healthier,...
Now, it all seems pretty morbid -- that culture and society have failed us in our quest for coitus. But this is not the case. There are things that the past can teach us to help us upgrade the present.
Video examples
How 3D printing helped...
was morbidly obese walking was difficult walking on sand was painful and it was sand that brought me to my aha moment and a promise to myself to lose a hundred pounds and run a marathon
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Susan Lim: Transplant...
Pregnancies are meant to be happy and fulfilling moments in any woman's life. But my joyful period was marred by solemn and morbid thoughts --
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Quote examples
Peter A. Levine
American Psychologist
I am often asked how I can work with a subject as morbid as trauma without becoming burned out or depressed. My answer to this question is that witnessing the transformation that takes place in people when they master their traumas has proven to be a deeply sustaining and uplifting experience in my life.
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Lee Pace
American Actor
Daisies' is about a guy touching dead people and bringing them back to life. It's kind of morbid, you know. But there's a love to it. There's a kind-heartedness to it that I think makes it - I don't know; it's a good thing to put out there in the world, so I'm glad people responded.
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Paul Weller
English Musician
I'd like to think I've left something in the world. Without in any way trying to be morbid, but life is very short, and I'd like to think I'd leave some body of work that would inspire other musicians long after I've gone.
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Hank Snow
Canadian Musician
It's really sort of morbid, but she said her mother wanted to see me all her life. And when she died, she made just one request: that a picture of me be put into her casket. So somewhere in England, I'm in a casket.
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Jose Saramago
Portuguese Writer
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life.
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Michaela Coel
I wanted to write a show about an estate that wasn't sad or morbid, like a lot of shows portray working class life to be.
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Kerli
Estonian Musician
I love graveyards. To some, it might sound morbid, but there's nothing dark about the natural cycles of life, really.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
It's not morbid to talk about death. Most people don't worry about death, they worry about a bad death.
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Daniel Radcliffe
British Actor
I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.
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Bruno Ganz
Swiss Actor
As a boy I was morbidly shy.
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Peter A. Levine
American Psychologist
I am often asked how I can work with a subject as morbid as trauma without becoming burned out or depressed. My answer to this question is that witnessing the transformation that takes place in people when they master their traumas has proven to be a deeply sustaining and uplifting experience in my life.
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Lee Pace
American Actor
Daisies' is about a guy touching dead people and bringing them back to life. It's kind of morbid, you know. But there's a love to it. There's a kind-heartedness to it that I think makes it - I don't know; it's a good thing to put out there in the world, so I'm glad people responded.
Quote examples
Paul Weller
English Musician
I'd like to think I've left something in the world. Without in any way trying to be morbid, but life is very short, and I'd like to think I'd leave some body of work that would inspire other musicians long after I've gone.
Quote examples
Hank Snow
Canadian Musician
It's really sort of morbid, but she said her mother wanted to see me all her life. And when she died, she made just one request: that a picture of me be put into her casket. So somewhere in England, I'm in a casket.
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Jose Saramago
Portuguese Writer
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life.
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Michaela Coel
I wanted to write a show about an estate that wasn't sad or morbid, like a lot of shows portray working class life to be.
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Kerli
Estonian Musician
I love graveyards. To some, it might sound morbid, but there's nothing dark about the natural cycles of life, really.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
It's not morbid to talk about death. Most people don't worry about death, they worry about a bad death.
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Daniel Radcliffe
British Actor
I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.
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Bruno Ganz
Swiss Actor
As a boy I was morbidly shy.
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