morbidity

[mawr-bid-i-tee]

noun

a morbid state or quality.

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

Origin of morbidity

First recorded in 1715–25; morbid + -ity

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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.
The Literature of Ecstasy
Albert Mordell
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

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

Word Origin and History for morbidities

morbidity

1721, from morbid + -ity.

morbidities in Medicine

morbidity

[môr-bĭd′ĭ-tē]

n.

The quality of being morbid.

A diseased state.

The incidence or prevalence of a disease.

Morbidity rate.