What does morbidity mean?
Morbidity means The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause..
Morbidity
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause..
Definitions by Sense
- 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for morbidity
Antonyms for morbidity
Related Words
Word Forms
- morbidities
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for morbidity?
Common synonyms include morbidness, unwholesomeness, mortality, deathrate.
What is the opposite of morbidity?
Possible antonyms include wholesomeness.
How do you use morbidity in a sentence?
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.
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