morbidness
/'mɔ:bidnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you: "Morbidness" refers to the state or characteristic of being unhealthy, diseased, or harmful to physical or mental well-being.
- An abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind: "Morbidness" also denotes a mental state characterized by an excessive and unhealthy preoccupation with dark, gloomy, or unpleasant subjects, such as disease or death.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The doctor warned about the morbidness of a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet. (This describes the unhealthful quality of the lifestyle.)
- His constant brooding on disaster revealed a deep-seated morbidness. (This describes an unhealthy, gloomy state of mind.)
- The novel explores the morbidness of the protagonist's obsession with decay. (This describes the unhealthy quality of the character's thoughts.)
Advanced Usage
- "Morbidness of thought": A specific phrase describing unhealthy patterns of thinking.
- The therapy aimed to alleviate the morbidness of thought that fueled his anxiety.
Variants and Related Words
- Morbidity (n): A more common synonym with identical meanings: the condition of being diseased or the incidence of disease in a population, or an unhealthy mental state.
- The report studied the morbidity associated with air pollution.
- Morbid (adj): Describing something related to disease, unhealthiness, or an unhealthy interest in dark subjects.
- She had a morbid fascination with crime scenes.
Synonyms
- Unhealthiness: The state of being detrimental to health.
- Gloominess: A state of melancholy or depression (for the mental aspect).
- Lugubriousness: Excessive sadness or mournfulness.
Related Phrases
- "Veer on morbidity/morbidness": To approach or border on an unhealthy state.
- His fear of being alone verges on morbidness.
Noun
- the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you
- an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind
- his fear of being alone verges on morbidity