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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHumor mórbido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: humor mórbido
"O humor mórbido dele é bastante peculiar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of humor that finds amusement in subjects that are generally considered serious, grim, or taboo.
"His morbid humor often made light of topics like death and illness, leaving some friends uncomfortable." - 2
A style of comedy that uses dark or disturbing themes to elicit laughter.
"The film was filled with morbid humor, poking fun at the absurdity of life and death."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'morbid' originates from the Latin 'morbidus', meaning 'diseased' or 'sickly', while 'humor' comes from the Latin 'humor', referring to bodily fluids believed to influence health and temperament. The combination reflects a darkly comedic perspective on death and suffering, evolving in usage since the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Morbid Humor" is said worldwide
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Humour morbide
Transliteration: umour morbide
"Son humour morbide a surpris tout le monde."
Morbid Humor
Transliteration: morbid humor
"Sein morbid Humor war nicht für jeden geeignet."
Umorismo morboso
Transliteration: umorismo morboso
"Il suo umorismo morboso ha fatto ridere alcuni e scioccare altri."
Humor mórbido
Transliteration: humor mórbido
"Su humor mórbido no es del gusto de todos."
Humor mórbido
Transliteration: humor mórbido
"O humor mórbido dele é bastante peculiar."
मॉर्बिड हास्य
Transliteration: morbida haasya
"उसका मॉर्बिड हास्य कुछ लोगों को असहज कर देता है।"
病态幽默
Transliteration: bìngtài yōumò
"他的病态幽默让人又笑又哭。"
병적인 유머
Transliteration: byeongjeogin yumeo
"그의 병적인 유머는 사람들을 불편하게 만들었다."
病的なユーモア
Transliteration: byōteki na yūmoa
"彼の病的なユーモアは時々不快に感じることがある。"
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