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morbidity

[mawr-bid-i-tee]
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noun
  1. a morbid state or quality.
  2. the proportion of sickness or of a specific disease in a geographical locality.

Origin of morbidity

First recorded in 1715–25; morbid + -ity
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Related Words for morbidities

doldrums, malaise, foreboding, sorrow, pessimism, bitterness, weariness, grief, sadness, despair, misery, woe, discouragement, anguish, horror, distress, oppression, blues, depression, unhappiness

Examples from the Web for morbidities

Historical Examples of morbidities

  • They are shocked by the morbidities of Dostoievsky and Strindberg.

  • She trusted his affection, respected his cleverness, and instinctively guessed at his vanities and morbidities.

    Old Kensington

    Miss Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for morbidities

morbidity

noun
  1. the state of being morbid
  2. Also: morbidity rate the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
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Word Origin and History for morbidities

morbidity

n.

1721, from morbid + -ity.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
morbidities in Medicine

morbidity

[môr-bĭd′ĭ-tē]
n.
  1. The quality of being morbid.
  2. A diseased state.
  3. The incidence or prevalence of a disease.
  4. Morbidity rate.
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