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What is another word for morbidity?

Here are some words that can be used as synonyms for morbidity, depending on the specific context:

General synonyms:

* Sickness

* Illness

* Disease

* Ailment

* Malaise

* Unhealthiness

* Pathology

* Mortality

More specific synonyms:

* Death rate (if referring to the rate of death in a population)

* Incidence (if referring to the number of new cases of a disease)

* Prevalence (if referring to the proportion of people in a population who have a disease)

* Suffering (if emphasizing the emotional and physical distress caused by illness)

* Degeneration (if referring to a decline in physical or mental health)

* Pathogenicity (if referring to the ability of an organism to cause disease)

Formal synonyms:

* Morbific

* Morbid (though this word can also have a negative connotation, suggesting an unhealthy interest in death or disease)

The best synonym to use will depend on the specific context of your writing or speech.

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