morbid

BrE /ˈmɔːrbɪd/ AmE /ˈmɔːrbɪd/

adjective en → es

1 DEATH-FOCUSED [attributive / predicative] B2

relating to death, illness, or injury; especially in a way that is worrying and unpleasant

macabro, morboso, relacionado con la muerte

  • morbid curiosity
  • morbid thoughts

Collocations morbid fascination with death · morbid interest in crime

  • She has a morbid fear of spiders.

    Ella tiene un miedo morboso a las arañas.

2 MENTAL STATE [attributive / predicative] C1

having thoughts or feelings that are unhealthy and worrying, especially about death or illness

morboso, enfermo mentalmente

  • morbid imagination
  • morbid state of mind

Collocations morbid obsession with death · morbid preoccupation with illness

  • His morbid thoughts about his own mortality kept him awake at night.

    Sus pensamientos morbosos sobre su propia mortalidad lo mantenían despierto por la noche.