morbidity noun6 •The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause. •An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness. •Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery. •The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected. •The sickness rate of a population. •The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom. formsmorbidities