MORBIDNESS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

morbidness

noun

Definition of morbidness

as in moroseness

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Noun

My audience would laugh one instant, and then with the alchemical dark arts of my verbal prowess, they’d be volta’d into grief and ennui with breakneck speed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Before there was The Office—British or American—there was Office Space, Mike Judge’s razor-sharp satire of middle-American corporate ennui.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of ennui

Noun

Rich might have been afraid of putting too much explanatory weight on a writer’s existential boredom (or horniness).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The discomfort of boredom often becomes the spark for curiosity, creativity, independence and discovering lifelong interests.

— Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026

Definition of boredom

Noun

Quotes of the Day These are just some of the headlines from the English newspapers this morning as the country wakes up to the regret and misery that comes from World Cup elimination.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Amenities and experiences My biggest regret from my stay was not making it down for afternoon tea in the Grand Hall.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

Definition of regret

Noun

The physical and mental toll was rough—countless tests and scans, monthly (or more frequent) ER visits for severe flares, mental breakdowns, anxiety, fear, panic, depression, insecurity, doubt, and hopelessness.

— Shannon Dingey, Health, 1 July 2026
But where some might see hopelessness, Ortiz sees an opportunity for connection.

— Joy Resmovits for The Trace, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Definition of hopelessness

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