SINCE 1828
pathologize
verb
pa·thol·o·gize
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pathologized;
pathologizing
Definition of pathologize
: to view or characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal
natural hormonal shifts have been pathologized— Joyce C. Mills
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The opportunity to pathologize certain behaviors is appealing. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "Why Is There a ‘Gaming Disorder’ But No ‘Smartphone Disorder?’," 28 June 2018 But the medical community used other terms in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as the DSM, to pathologize gender nonconformity, including transsexualism and gender identity disorder. — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, "What is medically necessary treatment for gender-affirming health care?," 31 May 2018 Yet many mental-health experts say that to pathologize this conduct is to fail to deal with the underlying causes. — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, "Think You’re Addicted to Sex? Here Are Treatment Options," 18 Dec. 2017 Smith, who famously crafted a new genre out of the one-woman show, seeks to personalize the headlines by making us reflect on our propensity to pathologize. — Sloane Crosley, Vanities, "In Portrait: The Women Playwrights Giving Broadway a Moral Compass," 14 May 2017 Smith, who famously crafted a new genre out of the one-woman show, seeks to personalize the headlines by making us reflect on our propensity to pathologize. — Sloane Crosley, Vanities, "In Portrait: The Women Playwrights Giving Broadway a Moral Compass," 14 May 2017 Smith, who famously crafted a new genre out of the one-woman show, seeks to personalize the headlines by making us reflect on our propensity to pathologize. — Sloane Crosley, Vanities, "In Portrait: The Women Playwrights Giving Broadway a Moral Compass," 14 May 2017 Smith, who famously crafted a new genre out of the one-woman show, seeks to personalize the headlines by making us reflect on our propensity to pathologize. — Sloane Crosley, Vanities, "In Portrait: The Women Playwrights Giving Broadway a Moral Compass," 14 May 2017 Smith, who famously crafted a new genre out of the one-woman show, seeks to personalize the headlines by making us reflect on our propensity to pathologize. — Sloane Crosley, Vanities, "In Portrait: The Women Playwrights Giving Broadway a Moral Compass," 14 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pathologize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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