mȯ(r)ˈbidəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
1. : an abnormal or unhealthy state of mind ; especially : one marked by excessive gloom
his very morbidity of mind … drove him into company as the only refuge from his haunting fears — Robert Lynd
their passion for privacy verges on the morbidity — Green Peyton
2. : a diseased state or symptom : fever up to 100.4° F
lumbar puncture, if improperly performed, may be followed by a significant morbidity — Journal American Medical Association
puerperal morbidity
3. : the incidence of disease : the rate of sickness (as in a specified community or group)
while TB mortality has declined fairly steadily, morbidity has been rising — Time
the collection of statistics on mental illness morbidity — G.N.Raines