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Definition of pathological
1 : of or relating to pathology pathological research A pathological examination led to the diagnosis.
2 : altered or caused by disease pathological changes in the body; also : indicative of disease pathological symptoms
3 : being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal a pathological liar pathological fear
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Examples of pathological in a Sentence
He is a pathological liar.
She has a pathological fear of heights.
pathological changes in the body
Recent Examples of pathological from the Web
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Trump has spent his entire career in business, entertainment and now politics, telling lies that range from being frivolous fibs and bluffs, to being malicious and pathological.
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Trump has spent his entire career in business, entertainment and now politics, telling lies that range from being being frivolous fibs and bluffs, to being malicious and pathological.
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Previously, Alzheimer’s could only be definitively diagnosed by autopsy, when the pathological changes characteristic of Alzheimer’s could be detected.
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This creates a pathological metabolic memory— an abnormal cellular response — that leads to chronic disease.
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This is as much a matter of magical thinking (of a pathological variety) as that of the settlers, who imagine that the Palestinian people will one day simply evaporate.
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The acclaimed scientist shared some of his findings debunking hysterical claims that drug use is inherently pathological and causes users to become violent and otherwise incapable of functioning in their daily lives.
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Do the Capitals have a pathological issue against the Penguins?
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Some contained a single pathological lesion that might be commonly encountered—
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First Known Use of pathological
1656
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playDefinition of pathological for English Language Learners
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: extreme in a way that is not normal or that shows an illness or mental problem
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medical : relating to or caused by disease
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: of or relating to the study of diseases : relating to pathology
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