morbid curiosity

language: pt

definitions

  1. An intense and often unsettling interest in subjects that are gruesome, disturbing, or related to death, disease, and tragedy.
    pt: curiosidade mórbida

examples

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

    Movidos por uma curiosidade mórbida, os espectadores reuniram-se em torno do local do acidente para ver os destroços.