morbid interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmorbidandinterest
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morbid
adjective
uk/ˈmɔː.bɪd/us/ˈmɔːr.bɪd/
disapproving
too interested in unpleasant subjects, ...
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interest
noun
uk/ˈɪn.trəst/us/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofmorbidandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not the punishment which attracts a great deal of attention or a great deal ofmorbidinterest.
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I hope that it is not amorbidinterestto want to know how people who have amassed great fortunes seek to distribute them afterwards.
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They pander to themorbidinterest, the serious accident or serious illness, instead of encouraging people to value the tremendous boon of positive good health.
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He is aware of the particular andmorbidinteresttaken by sections of the press in people detained in secure hospitals.
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Although it is possible for the public to have amorbidinterestin the subject, this should not prevent us from giving consideration to the plight of these people.
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In all cases we have to balance the deterrent against themorbidinterestwhich is inevitably aroused at the scenes of crimes, trials and penal sanctions.
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On the other hand, although we want to reduce the element of morbidity—the publicity which attractsmorbidinterest—we must not fall into the danger of having a secretive procedure.
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It is pathetic to see the sort ofmorbidinterestwhich is taken by so many people in the subject of whether the strike of last year was illegal.
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That seems to me a rather disgraceful reflection upon themorbidinterestpaid by some sections of society to all the ritual which surrounds a public hanging.
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He has amorbidinterestin dissection.
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