morbid curiosity

language: ja

definitions

  1. An intense and often unsettling interest in subjects that are gruesome, disturbing, or related to death, disease, and tragedy.
    ja: 病的な好奇心

examples

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

    病的な好奇心に駆られて、見物人たちは事故現場に集まり、残骸を見守った。