Main Entry: pa·thol·o·gize

Variant(s): or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gise \-ˌjīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): pa·thol·o·gized or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gised; pa·thol·o·giz·ing or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gis·ing

: to view or characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal <natural hormonal shifts have been pathologized—Joyce C. Mills> <pathologizing childhood behavior—Ruth Shalit>

—pa·thol·o·gi·za·tion or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gi·sa·tion \pə-ˌthäl-ə-jə-ˈzā-shən\ noun