Dictionary

morbidity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
3. (countable, uncountable) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.
4. (countable) An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.
5. (countable) Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.
6. (countable, uncountable) The sickness rate of a population.

Forms

Deriveds

neuromorbidity · morbimortality · premorbidity · postmorbidity · polymorbidity · comorbidity · hypermorbidity · multimorbidity · monomorbidity · nonmorbidity · cytomorbidity

Relateds

valetudinarianism · soreness · morbilli · morbidly · morbific · morbidezza

Synonyms

morbidness · unwholesomeness

Translations (41)

hu megbetegedési arányszám (incidence of a disease as a rate) · de Morbidität (incidence of a disease as a rate) · nl morbiditeit (incidence of a disease as a rate) · cs morbidita (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · pt morbilidade (incidence of a disease as a rate) · fr morbidité (incidence of a disease as a rate) · pt morbilidade (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · ro morbiditate (incidence of a disease as a rate) · fi synkkämielisyys (quality of being morbid) · he תַּחְלוּאָה (incidence of a disease as a rate) · fi sairastuvuus (incidence of a disease as a rate) · nl ziekelijkheid (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · nl morbiditeit (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · it morbosità (incidence of a disease as a rate) · bg заболеваемост (incidence of a disease as a rate) · nl ziekte (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · nl ziekelijkheid (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · fi sairastavuus (sickness rate of a population) · kk аурушаңдық (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · cmn 发病率 (incidence of a disease as a rate) · es enfermo (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · ka ავადობის (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · nl ziektecijfer (incidence of a disease as a rate) · ru заболева́емость (incidence of a disease as a rate) · cmn 病態 /病态 (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · fi sairastuminen (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · pt morbilidade (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · fi sairaalloisuus (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · he תַּחְלוּאָה (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · el νοσηρός (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · ro morbiditate (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · fi synkkyys (quality of being morbid) · de Morbidität (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · ro morbiditate (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · cmn 发病 (occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness) · nl morbiditeit (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · es morbido (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · fi sairaus (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · sv morbiditet (incidence of a disease as a rate) · az xəstəlik (quality of being unhealthful or diseased) · fr morbidité (quality of being unhealthful or diseased)