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pathological |
Grep of noun pathological pathological process Overview of adj pathological The adj pathological has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) pathological, pathologic -- (of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory") 2. (1) pathological -- (caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed") 3. diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological -- (caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes") Antonyms of adj pathological 2 of 3 senses of pathological Sense 2 pathological INDIRECT (VIA neurotic) -> unneurotic Sense 3 diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological INDIRECT (VIA unhealthy) -> healthy Similarity of adj pathological 3 senses of pathological Sense 1 pathological, pathologic Pertains to noun pathology (Sense 1) =>pathology => medical science Sense 2 pathological => neurotic (vs. unneurotic), psychoneurotic Sense 3 diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological => unhealthy (vs. healthy) Attributes of adj pathological Familiarity of adj pathological pathological used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj pathological pathological psychopathological Overview of adj pathological The adj pathological has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) pathological, pathologic -- (of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory") 2. (1) pathological -- (caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed") 3. diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological -- (caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes")
pathological definition