adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpæθ.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
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CMU ARPABET:P AE2 TH AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to pathology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to the practice of pathology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
pathological laboratory
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pathologic
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
diseased tonsils
a morbid growth
pathologic tissue
pathological bodily processes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diseased, morbid, pathologic
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a pathological liar
a pathological urge to succeed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pathological From pathology + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
patologjik
— pertaining to pathology
Armenian:
ախտաբանական
(axtabanakan)
— pertaining to pathology
Belarusian:
паталагі́чны
(patalahíčny)
— pertaining to pathology
Bulgarian:
патологичен
(patologičen)
— pertaining to pathology
Catalan:
patològic
— pertaining to pathology
Czech:
patologický
— pertaining to pathology
Danish:
patologisk
— pertaining to pathology
Esperanto:
patologia
— pertaining to pathology
Finnish:
patologinen
— pertaining to pathology
French:
pathologique
— pertaining to pathology
Galician:
patolóxico
— pertaining to pathology
German:
pathologisch
— pertaining to pathology
German:
krankhaft
— pertaining to pathology
Irish:
paiteolaíoch
— pertaining to pathology
Italian:
patologico
— pertaining to pathology
Polish:
patologiczny
— pertaining to pathology
Polish:
zwyrodniały
— pertaining to pathology
Portuguese:
patológico
— pertaining to pathology
Romanian:
patologic
— pertaining to pathology
Russian:
патологи́ческий
(patologíčeskij)
— pertaining to pathology
Spanish:
patológico
— pertaining to pathology
Swedish:
patologisk
— pertaining to pathology
Ukrainian:
патологі́чний
(patolohíčnyj)
— pertaining to pathology
Albanian:
patologjik
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Catalan:
patològic
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Czech:
patologický
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Danish:
patologisk
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Danish:
sygelig
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
French:
pathologique
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
French:
maladif
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
French:
malsain
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Galician:
patolóxico
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
German:
pathologisch
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
German:
krankhaft
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Irish:
galrach
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Italian:
patologico
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Korean:
병적
(byeongjeok)
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Persian:
بیمارگونه
(bimârgune)
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Portuguese:
patológico
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Romanian:
patologic
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Russian:
патологи́ческий
(patologíčeskij)
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Spanish:
patológico
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Spanish:
malsano
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Spanish:
enfermizo
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Spanish:
morboso
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder
Ukrainian:
патологі́чний
(patolohíčnyj)
— relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder