Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morbose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mor-bose
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin morbosus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”).

Inflected Forms

more morbose (comparative) most morbose (superlative)

Derived Forms

morbosity

Questions

What does morbose mean?
Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.
Where does morbose come from?
From Latin morbosus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”).

How to pronounce morbose

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “morbose”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “morbose”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “morbose” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.