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pathological

[ path-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to pathology, or the science or study of diseases and their causes:

    Research into the pathological origins of alcoholism is ongoing.

  2. caused by, indicative of, or involving disease:

    Her white blood cell count had fallen to a pathological level.

  3. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition:

    He is a pathological hoarder.

    They show a pathological lack of concern for the suffering of others.

  4. dealing with diseases:

    The neurologist kept a pathological casebook from her practice as a source of examples for lectures.

  5. Mathematics. designating a phenomenon or object, such as a function, that is logically and correctly defined but has counterintuitive or paradoxical properties.
  6. Computers. relating to or producing a failed outcome or one that is contrary to what was intended or expected:

    This is just an example of what happens when the algorithm encounters pathological data.

    A pathological input shouldn't break the algorithm.



pathological

/ ˌæθəˈɒɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to pathology
  2. relating to, involving, or caused by disease
  3. informal.
    compulsively motivated

    a pathological liar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ貹ٳˈDz, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 貹ٳ··Dz··· adverb
  • ԴDz·貹ٳ··Dz· adjective
  • ԴDz·貹ٳ··Dz·· adjective
  • non·貹ٳ··Dz··· adverb
  • Dz·貹ٳ··Dz· adjective
  • Dz·貹ٳ··Dz·· adjective
  • ··貹ٳ··Dz· adjective
  • ··貹ٳ··Dz·· adjective
  • sem·i·貹ٳ··Dz··· adverb
  • ܲ·貹ٳ··Dz·· adjective
  • un·貹ٳ··Dz··· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pathological1

First recorded in 1680–90; from Greek 貹ٳDZDz(ó) ( pathology, -ic ) + -al 1
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But he added that Ms Campanella never went to the police as she did not feel that Mr Argentino's attentions were particularly "threatening or pathological".

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Some write this off, attributing it to his personality and what they see as a pathological need to stay in the limelight.

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In this case, it's sort of a dystopian version of this, where a person whose desire for attention is so defining and pathological that it's genuine and authentic in a way that's unthinkable.

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The Israeli military spokesman said pathological exams and intelligence showed they had been murdered by their captors "with their bare hands".

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“We must never forget that Russia is ruled by pathological liars - they cannot be trusted and must be pressured,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.

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