pathologize

pa·thol·o·gize

vt

pa·thol·o·gized or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gisedpa·thol·o·giz·ing or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gis·ing

Definition of PATHOLOGIZE

: 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

Variants of PATHOLOGIZE

pa·thol·o·gize or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gise \-ˌjīz\