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pathological
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective pathological has 3 senses
- pathological(a = adj.pert) pathologic - of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory" Derived form noun pathology1
- pathological(s = adj.all) Array - caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed" Derived form noun pathology2
- pathological(s = adj.all) diseased, morbid, pathologic - caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" Derived form noun pathology2
CIDE DICTIONARY
pathological, a. [Gr. : cf. F. pathologique.].
- Of or pertaining to pathology. [1913 Webster]
- caused by or due to disease; abnormal; morbid; as, pathological tissue; a pathological condition. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pathological, adj.
1 of pathology.
2 of or caused by a physical or mental disorder (a pathological fear of spiders).
1 of pathology.
2 of or caused by a physical or mental disorder (a pathological fear of spiders).
Derivative
pathologically adv.
THESAURUS
pathological
bad, cankered, contaminated, diseased, gangrened, gangrenous, infected, morbid, mortified, peccant, poisoned, septic, sphacelated, tainted, ulcerated, ulcerous, unhealthy, unsound, unwholesome
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