Morbid vs. Moribund

Morbidadjective

(originally) Of, or relating to disease.

Morbidadjective

(by extension) Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.

Morbidadjective

Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish

Morbidadjective

Grisly or gruesome.

Morbidadjective

Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, a morbid condition; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant.

Morbidadjective

Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy.

Morbidadjective

Indicating an unhealthy mental attitude or disposition; especially, abnormally gloomy, to an extent not justified by the situation; preoccupied with death, disease, or fear of death; as, a morbid interest in details of a disaster.

Morbidadjective

Gruesome; as, a morbid topic.

Morbidadjective

suggesting an unhealthy mental state;

Morbidadjective

suggesting the horror of death and decay;

Morbidadjective

caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology;

Morbidadjective

characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease

Morbidadjective

of the nature of or indicative of disease

Moribundadjective

Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.

Moribundadjective

Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

Moribundnoun

A person who is near to dying.

Moribundadjective

In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.

Moribundnoun

A dying person.

Moribundadjective

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

Moribundadjective

on the point of death; breathing your last;

Moribundadjective

(of a person) at the point of death

Moribundadjective

(of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour