Noun: morbidity mor'bi-di-tee
- The quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you
"The morbidity of the fast food diet concerned health experts";
- unwholesomeness, morbidness
- The relative incidence of a particular disease
"The morbidity of influenza increases during winter months"
- An abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind
"his fear of being alone verges on morbidity";
- morbidness
Derived forms: morbidities
Type of: cognitive state, incidence, quality, relative incidence, state of mind
Antonym: wholesomeness
Encyclopedia: Morbidity