1. having an unhealthy interest in unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
2. relating to or caused by disease
Usage: medical

Examples

• She had a morbid fascination with horror movies.
• His morbid curiosity about accidents made others uncomfortable.
• The detective tried to avoid morbid thoughts about the crime scene.
• The doctor noted several morbid changes in the tissue sample.
• Morbid obesity can lead to serious health complications.
• The artist’s morbid paintings depicted scenes of death and decay.
• Her morbid sense of humor often shocked her friends.