morbidness
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mor·bid
(môr′bĭd)adj.
1. Given to or characterized by unwholesome thoughts or feelings, especially of death or disease: read the account of the murder with a morbid interest.
2.
a. Of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased: morbid changes in tissues.
b. Psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome: a morbid fear of heights.
mor′bid·ly adv.
mor′bid·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | morbidness - an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity" cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes |
2. | morbidness - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare perniciousness, toxicity - grave harmfulness or deadliness deadliness, lethality - the quality of being deadly jejunity, jejuneness - quality of lacking nutritive value putrescence, rottenness - the quality of rotting and becoming putrid unhealthfulness - the quality of promoting poor health |
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