PATHOLOGICAL


Meaning of PATHOLOGICAL in English

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.