pathologize

One entry found for pathologize.

Main Entry: pa·thol·o·gize
Variant(s): or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gise /-jz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -gized or chiefly British -gised; -giz·ing or chiefly British -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 /p-thäl--j-z-shn/ noun