pathological
52
7.9
- adjective
- /ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
patológico
- The athletic sample exhibited significantly lower levels of pathological eating attitudes and behaviors.
- pathological behavior
- pathological gambling
- become pathological
Because my ex-husband is a pathological liar, was a wife beater.
- Because my ex-husband is a pathological liar, was a wife beater.
- Like that's who's the sitting president right now, a pathological liar about his own biography.
- It's all business to an almost pathological degree.
- I mean, so part of what I always say about myself is that I'm a pathological optimist.
- I would ask a lot of questions and make sure they're not captive to some angry theory about pathological masculinity.
- Now Bernstein is also a pathological liar like Woodward and Ben Bradley, the the editor in chief of The Washington Post.
- Now we're talking, you know, pathological envy potentially.
- Well, because this is kind of a for Hegel, A pathological sort of fake happiness.
- So you're hearing now at almost pathological level.
- And that's just, there's everything about that is pathological and inexcusable and shameful.
- It is confirmed She is a pathological liar.
Examples
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That's true for most people, no matter how pathological they are or what gender they are.
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Or concerned that your attitude shows, at best, a pathological need for attention...
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It's all business to an almost pathological degree.
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"What is this almost pathological need of yours to feed me?"
Fiction book (1999) -
Is he acting out of strength, weakness, or some pathological combination of both?
Academic text (2015) -
Personally, I think he has a deep, almost pathological desire to corrupt you.
Fiction book (2000) -
The individual feels incapable of changing anything, particularly his pathological behavior toward himself or others.
Academic text (2001) -
They have a really pathological need for admiration.
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Simply being labeled "pathological" may itself influence survival chances and the ability to procreate.
Academic text (1999) -
His pathological obsession with cleanliness prevents him from enjoying life.
Synonyms
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5.6
Unable to stop doing something because of a strong, repeated urge
3
7.7
Having strong, repeated thoughts or worries that are hard to stop
1
9.9
Being very focused on one idea and ignoring other things
1
9.9
Relating to mental illness and unusual thoughts or behavior
Antonyms
Compounds
How Compulsive
- Specialized
52
7.9
1
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pathological originally meant 'caused by disease', so people began to use it for strong, repeated behaviours that look like an illness. The same root path is in familiar words like sympathy and empathy, which helps you remember that a 'pathological' liar or habit is like a sickness you cannot easily stop.