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morbidity

[ mawr-bid-i-tee ]
/ mɔrˈbɪd ɪ ti /

noun

a morbid state or quality.
the proportion of sickness or of a specific disease in a geographical locality.

Words related to morbidity

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

Words nearby morbidity

morazán, morbid, morbid anatomy, morbid obesity, morbidezza, morbidity, morbidity rate, morbific, morbihan, morbilli, morbilliform

Origin of morbidity

First recorded in 1715–25; morbid + -ity
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for morbidities

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

    Old Kensington|Miss Thackeray

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

    The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell

British Dictionary definitions for morbidities

morbidity
/ (mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ) /

noun

the state of being morbid
Also: morbidity rate the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for morbidities

morbidity
[ môr-bĭd′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The quality of being morbid.
A diseased state.
The incidence or prevalence of a disease.
Morbidity rate.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.