MORBIDNESS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

morbidness

noun

Definition of morbidness

as in moroseness

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Noun

In the latter book’s view, the internet allows its users to choose their own particular off-ramp from ennui.

— Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
The dilettante witches wind up waking a beast more dreadful than mid-life ennui.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ennui

Noun

While stereotypes focus on tragedy and horror, Rosales reorients our gaze, revealing moments of tenderness and boredom, rest and joy.

— Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That’s a level of commitment that would make even a stalwart Zen meditator fidget with frustrated boredom.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of boredom

Noun

This is a filmmaker who simply doesn’t know when to stop, as also evidenced by the film’s bloated 142-minute running time that lets narrative tedium set in.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
The remaining episodes—a trip to Charleston, with a detour to a Boeing plant; a trip to Texas, with a detour to a CRH subsidiary; a trip to Arizona, with a ride in a Waymo—mostly settle back into the tedium of Episode 1.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tedium

Noun

The Japanese concept of mottainai—loosely translated as the sense of regret that accompanies waste—was drummed into her at an early age.

— Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Jim Harbaugh had an eye-opening regret after the Los Angeles Chargers' stunning Week 1 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of regret

Noun

In the context of suicide, hopelessness can look like acceptance at the end.

— Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
These proposals, many times rooted in sympathy and love, were presented as alternatives to the political structures and market logic that had so often led to war, exploitation, hopelessness, and suffering.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hopelessness

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