path ‧ o ‧ log ‧ i ‧ cal /ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪk ə l◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . pathological behaviour or feelings happen regularly, and are strong, unreasonable, and impossible to control:
a pathological hatred of women
a pathological liar
2 . a mental or physical condition that is pathological is caused by disease:
pathological conditions such as cancer
3 . relating to pathology
—pathologically /-kli/ adverb :
Stephen was almost pathologically jealous of his brother.