English → Latin
“morbid” in Latin
morbōsusdiseased, sick, illimbēcillusweak, feeble; cowardlyīnfirmusweak, feeble; unhealthy, infirm, indisposed, sick; inconclusive
The English word morbid itself goes back to Latin morior, through morbidus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
morbid
morbosus, imbecillus, infirmus: a morbid state of mind, aegrotatio animi (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for morbid?
- The usual Latin words for “morbid” are morbōsus, imbēcillus, īnfirmus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.