morbidness n an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind n the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you Usage(s) But nothing seems to match 1975's dedication to martial morbidness. Its moral earnestness and stern purpose keep it from the obvious morbidness and distasteful pictures its plot inevitably suggests. What redeems these diaries from sheer morbidness is Kafka's herculean determination to find health and purpose in his writing. Synonym(s) morbidity unwholesomeness Antonym(s) wholesomeness