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pathological
[ path-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to pathology, or the science or study of diseases and their causes:
Research into the pathological origins of alcoholism is ongoing.
- caused by, indicative of, or involving disease:
Her white blood cell count had fallen to a pathological level.
- 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.
- dealing with diseases:
The neurologist kept a pathological casebook from her practice as a source of examples for lectures.
- Mathematics. designating a phenomenon or object, such as a function, that is logically and correctly defined but has counterintuitive or paradoxical properties.
- 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
- of or relating to pathology
- relating to, involving, or caused by disease
- informal.compulsively motivated
a pathological liar
Derived Forms
- ˌ貹ٳˈDz, adverb
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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pathological1
Example Sentences
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".
Some write this off, attributing it to his personality and what they see as a pathological need to stay in the limelight.
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.
The Israeli military spokesman said pathological exams and intelligence showed they had been murdered by their captors "with their bare hands".
“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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