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pathological

adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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