morbidity
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morbidity
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Recorded since 1721; from morbid + -ity, from Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”), from the root of morī (“to die”) or from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”).
noun 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. He taught him how to be superior to human foibles and how to give a godlike laugh at himself as a way of fending off morbidity. He did all the things for him that a woman is grateful for, except that Magnus is a man.
- The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.
- An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.
- Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.
- The sickness rate of a population.
Similar: morbidness, unwholesomeness
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Similar: morbidness, unwholesomeness
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noun quality of being unhealthful or diseased
| Español | enfermo, morbido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 病態 /病态 bìngtài |
| Português | morbilidade |
| Français | morbidité |
| Deutsch | Morbidität |
| Ελληνικά | νοσηρός nosirós |
| Română | morbiditate |
noun incidence of a disease as a rate
| 中文 | 发病率 fābìnglǜ |
|---|---|
| Português | morbilidade |
| Français | morbidité |
| Deutsch | Morbidität |
| Italiano | morbosità |
| Română | morbiditate |
| Русский | заболева́емость zabolevájemostʹ |
| עברית | תַּחְלוּאָה |
noun occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness
| 中文 | 发病 fābìng |
|---|---|
| Português | morbilidade |
| Română | morbiditate |
| עברית | תַּחְלוּאָה |
Talk about this word "morbidity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morbidity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. morbidity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morbidity "morbidity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morbidity.Cite this
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title = {morbidity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morbidity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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