morbid

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mor·bid /ˈmɔːbɪd $ ˈmɔːr-/ adjective 1 UNPLEASANTwith a strong and unhealthy interest in unpleasant subjects, especially death 〔兴趣〕病态的，不健康的；〔尤指〕对死亡着迷的morbid fascination/curiosity a morbid fascination with instruments of torture 对刑具的一种病态的迷恋 The trip was made all the worse by Frankie’s morbid fear of flying. 弗朗基对坐飞机有种病态的恐惧，使得旅途变得更加糟糕。 His head was full of morbid thoughts. 他的脑袋里全是不健康的思想。2 medicalMI relating to or caused by a disease 疾病的；疾病引起的 a morbid gene 致病基因 —morbidly adverb —morbidity /mɔːˈbɪdəti $ mɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

morbid• That had always struck me as pretty morbid, but this was the season of goodwill to all men.• A father's self-confidence and certainty were transformed into disorientation, self-doubt and a morbid contemplation of death.• Le Fanu was not alone in experiencing a morbid convergence between his life and his imaginings.• But the film has a morbid elegance and an exotic lust for the jugular.• I didn't mind; it kept my thoughts off morbid fancies about Granny in her wooden box.• Judging from the book's sales, people have a morbid fascination with murder.• a morbid gene• He walked quickly, his head full of morbid thoughts.• Some people react so strongly against the morbid view of doubt that they treat doubt casually, even celebrate it.• You're really morbid, you are.morbid fascination/curiosity• Cairns and co focus on the oddities of human nature with a certain morbid curiosity.• Ken particularly used to enjoy the murder trials - not for any morbid curiosity, but for the drama unfolding.• Is it morbid fascination that holds your attention?Origin morbid (1600-1700) Latin morbidus “diseased”, from morbus “illness”

mor·bid adjectiveChineseSyllable

especially Corpus unhealthy in unpleasant interest subjects, strong and a with

morbid
mor‧bid /ˈmɔːbəd, ˈmɔːbɪd $ ˈmɔːr-/