adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a congenital/pathological/compulsive liar formal (= who tells lies because it is part of their personality to do so )
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He called her a congenital liar who would say anything to stay out of trouble.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
change
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Several divergent but characteristic pathological changes have been previously shown within the pouch mucosa.
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The pathological changes of mucosal prolapse deserve particular mention.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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pathological gambling
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a pathological fear of being alone
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I knew perfectly well that I had anorexia, but I did not see it as something pathological .
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Several divergent but characteristic pathological changes have been previously shown within the pouch mucosa.
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Some say there is an on-line addiction that resembles pathological gambling more than it does alcoholism or drug abuse.
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The pathological changes of mucosal prolapse deserve particular mention.
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The crude and splenetic expression and presentation of such views suggested irrational pathological prejudice rather than a coherent ideology.
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The types of pathological processes known to cause epilepsy are numerous.
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What is pathological behaviour in a man is required of a woman.