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pathological

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path·o·log·i·cal  (pth-lj-kl) also path·o·log·ic (-k)
adj.
1. Of or relating to pathology.
2. Relating to or caused by disease.
3. Of, relating to, or manifesting behavior that is habitual, maladaptive, and compulsive: a pathological liar.

patho·logi·cal·ly adv.

pathological
Adjective
1. of or relating to pathology
2. Informal compulsively motivated: pathological jealousy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pathological - of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory"
2.pathological - caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed"
psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder
3.pathological - caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
Translations
pathological [pæθəˈlɔdʒɪkəl] adjpatológico
pathological [pæθəˈlɔdʒɪkl] adjpathologique
pathological [pæθəˈlɔdʒɪkl] adj [liar, hatred] → krankhaft;
(Med) → pathologisch
pathological [pæθəˈlɔdʒɪkl] adjpatologico/a


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No philosopher was he-- just a plain, commonplace person gifted, for the time being, with a pathological indifference: the organ that he feared consequences with was torpid.
But these two cases were, properly speaking, pathological cases, and the only two in all my sea experience.
And within a year of their marriage she developed the "sickliness" which had since made her notable even in a community rich in pathological instances.
 
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