noun
- plural of morbidness; the quality or state of being morbid; an unhealthy preoccupation with death, disease, or gruesome subjects
Usage: typically used in formal or academic contexts; uncountable in singular form, but pluralized to refer to multiple instances or manifestations
Examples
- The morbidnesses evident in his artwork reflected a deep fascination with mortality.
- Critics noted the various morbidnesses throughout the horror film's narrative.
- Her tendency toward morbidnesses made casual conversation difficult.
- The novel explores different morbidnesses of the Victorian era.
- His collection of dark poetry revealed multiple morbidnesses in his thinking.
- The therapist addressed the patient's morbidnesses during their sessions.