pathological

Speech parts

1. pathological - Adjective

2. pathological - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to pathology.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pathologic diseased morbid chronic sick habitual sickly neurotic compulsive inveterate unhealthy obsessive cuckoo medical extreme
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Antonyms

white strong bactericidal pure valid healthy
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Phrases with the word

pathological drinker pathological obesity pathological examination pathological fear of arachnids pathological preoccupation with dead bodies pathological fear of eating

Anagrams

taphological

Examples

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal. Albert Einstein

Hope: A pathological belief in the occurrence of the impossible. H. L. Mencken

Our entire much-praised technological progress, and civilization generally, could be compared to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal. Albert Einstein

Categorizing is necessary for humans, but it becomes pathological when the category is seen as definitive, preventing people from considering the fuzziness of boundaries, let alone revising their categories. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological. Arthur C. Clarke

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. Frank Herbert

Close letter words and terms

pathologic pathologic fracture pathologic process pathological childbirth pathological condition pathological coupling