Meaning & use
morbid
Having an unusually strong interest in death, disease, or other disturbing subjects.
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His morbid fascination with true crime led him to read every case file twice.
The children shared morbid jokes around the campfire, trying to scare each other.
A note on using this word
Morbid can also describe a diseased physical condition, as in 'morbid obesity,' a more clinical use.
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macabreghoulish
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