morbid curiosity

language: de

definitions

  1. An intense and often unsettling interest in subjects that are gruesome, disturbing, or related to death, disease, and tragedy.
    de: morbide Neugier

examples

  1. Driven by morbid curiosity, the onlookers gathered around the scene of the accident to see the wreckage.

    Getrieben von morbider Neugier versammelten sich die Zuschauer um die Unfallstelle, um den Schutt zu sehen.