Morbidity Meaning
/mɔˈrbɪdəti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
nounThe quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom.
Sentence Examples
The doctor studied the morbidity rates of the disease.
The morbidity of the patient was a concern.
The medical researchers tracked the disease morbidity rates.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The study measured the ____ rate among a group of smokers compared to non-smokers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Public health officials are concerned about the high rate of ____ associated with the new respiratory virus among the elderly population.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The study measured the ____ rate among a group of smokers compared to non-smokers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Public health officials are concerned about the high rate of ____ associated with the new respiratory virus among the elderly population.