pathography
noun
pa·thog·ra·phy
pə-ˈthä-grə-fē 
: biography that focuses on a person's illnesses, misfortunes, or failures
also
: sensational or morbid biography
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Seife is not committing pathography.
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James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
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First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Pathography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathography. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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