Both Uses of
morbid
in
The Idiot
- Vain and ambitious almost to morbidness, he had had much to put up with in the last two months, and was seeking feverishly for some means of enabling himself to lead a more presentable kind of existence.†
Chpt 1.9
- It was also observed during those two or three days that he was in a state of morbid self-esteem, and was specially touchy on all points of honour.†
Chpt 4.3 *
Definition:
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(morbid as in: a morbid curiosity) suggesting death and decay; or an unhealthy interest in disturbing thoughts -- such as of death or cruelty