Pathological

Word PATHOLOGICAL
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Definitions and meanings of "Pathological"

What do we mean by pathological?

Of or relating to pathology. adjective

Relating to or caused by disease. adjective

Of, relating to, or manifesting behavior that is habitual, maladaptive, and compulsive. adjective

Same as pathologic.

Pertaining to pathology. adjective

Relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder. adjective

Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle. adjective

Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance. adjective

Caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition adjective

Of or relating to the practice of pathology adjective

Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology adjective

Pertaining to pathology.

Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.

Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.

Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pathological

The word "pathological" in example sentences

I think that she had what we call pathological envy, meaning she didn ` t want anyone else to be happy but her. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Then, once they became what he terms pathological gamers, their grades were more likely to drop, and their relationships with their parents deteriorated. ❋ By RONI CARYN RABIN (2011)

The claim that she's "pathological" is a reference to Nevada journalist Jon Ralston's tireless efforts to document what he describes as her "pathological" tendency to rewrite history and pretend she never said what she plainly did say. ❋ Greg Sargent (2010)

If no tumor is found in the breast at surgery, it is called a pathological complete response. ❋ Susan M. Love (2012)

What's really pathological is that a car bomb is found in NYC and he is obsessed with those that opposed ObamaCare - nt ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hillary - go be senator for West Virginia and swindle some senior citizens there .. they have no sense if they believe in pathological liars like you some low hanging fruit for YOU ❋ Unknown (2008)

Zsigmondy married Laura Luise, née Müller, the daughter of Professor Wilhelm Müller, lecturer in pathological anatomy in Jena, in 1903. ❋ Unknown (1966)

Withdraw or pervert either factor of this complex resultant, and the kind of experience we call pathological ensues. ❋ Unknown (1902)

Clinicians prefer to use the word pathological to describe behaviour that is harming normal everyday function in several ways, rather than addiction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"This is the first set of experiments that demonstrate that even healthy people’s brains mimic certain pathological psychiatric patterns when deprived of sleep." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Kids who averaged 31 or more hours of gameplay a week were classified as pathological or "obsessive" gamers and were determined more likely to develop serious mental health issues. ❋ Nicholas Miriello (2011)

Cross Reference for Pathological

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