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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 [ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] less commonly, pathologic
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) of or relating to pathology
2. (Medicine / Pathology) relating to, involving, or caused by disease
3. (Psychiatry) Informal compulsively motivated a pathological liar
pathologically  adv
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"

pathological
Translations
pathological [ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ (lit, fig) → patológico
pathological [ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
[condition] → pathologique
[fear, jealousy] → maladif/ive
a pathological liar → un(e) menteur/euse m/f invétéré(e)
pathological
adj (lit, fig)pathologisch, krankhaft; studies etcpathologisch
pathological [ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkl] adj (also) (fig) → patologico/a


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