Morbid and moribund may begin with the same three letters, but these words have different meanings and origins. Moribund, which means « to be in a state of inactivity or obsolescence, » comes from the Latin word for « to die » (mori), while morbid (« horrible, cruel ») comes from the Latin morbus (« disease »). Aside from the morbid possibility that an even worse year in the near future will make 2020 relatively mild, our collective memory of 2020 could still be saved. Writing obituaries may seem morbid at first glance. The resulting pop culture is as morbid and contagious as the epidemics it depicts. No, morbid is an adjective (with meanings such as « of, in relation to, or characteristic of a disease » and « cruel or horrible »). There are nominal forms such as morbidity (« an abnormal or unhealthy state of mind; Especially that characterized by excessive gloom ») and morbidity (« the quality or state of morbidity »). « From the Latin morbidus (« sick »), from morbus (« disease »), even from the root of morī (« to die ») or directly from the Proto-Indo-European *mer- (« to rub, to trample, to wear »). Also premorbid, « before the appearance of symptoms or diseases », 1905, from pre- « before » + morbid. So we don`t necessarily consider ourselves pathological. Following these numbers sounds like a morbid version of sport.

Morbid curiosity is a fascination with horrible or cruel things. Although morbid has other meanings (such as « pathological »), when associated with curiosity, it carries the meaning « horrible ». There were deaths so dazzling and morbid that one could not look away. 1650s, « of the nature of a disease that indicates a disease », from the Latin morbidus « sick », from morbus « disease, disease, disease, disease », according to de Vaan perhaps associated with the root of mori « to die », as « resembling death » (from the root PIE *mer- « to rub, to injure », also « to die » and form words referring to death and beings subject to death), or a non-EI word. The meaning « sick, sick » dates back to 1731. The transferable use of « unhealthy, excessive, unreasonable » mental states is until 1834. Related: morbid; Morbidity. Middle English had morbous « sick » (early 15th century), from the Latin morbosus. Many English words referring to medicine and science come from Latin, and the adjective morbid is one of them; It comes from the morbid root, which means « sick » or « sick ». Morbid can also be used to describe names other than people. If you wear gothic clothes, your wardrobe could be described as morbid. And if you hang tombstones on the walls, you might also describe your taste for art as morbid.

This mix of cute and morbid is a defining feature of The Sims. « morbid state or affection », 1721, of morbid + -ity or morbidity French. If the first part of the newspaper you read is the obituaries, you could be considered morbid. Morbid is a word used to describe anyone who spends too much time thinking about death or illness. morbid m or n (feminine singular morbidă, masculine plural morbizi, feminine and neuter morbid plural) You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enter Morbid Anatomy From an indescribable industrial street in Brooklyn, the café / bookstore on the ground floor is buzzing. Morbid Anatomy, with Ebonstone at the helm, seems to be doing everything from book publishing to international travel.