MORBIDITY

unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity

(noun) the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

morbidity, morbidness

(noun) an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; “his fear of being alone verges on morbidity”

morbidity

(noun) the relative incidence of a particular disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

morbidity (countable and uncountable, plural morbidities)

The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.

The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom.

(medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.

(medicine, countable) An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.

(medicine, countable) Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.

(demography, insurance) The sickness rate of a population.

Synonyms

• morbidness

• unwholesomeness

Source: Wiktionary

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Mor*bid"i*ty, n.

1. The quality or state of being morbid.

2. Morbid quality; disease; sickness. C. Kingsley.

3. Amount of disease; sick rate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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