Pathological
adjective
Related to diseases or caused by diseases.
He is suffering from a pathological condition.
Often appears as...
- pathological condition
- pathological changes
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Technical
adjective
Being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal.
His pathological need for attention caused problems in his relationships.
Often appears as...
- pathological liar
- pathological need
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Disapproving
adjective
Referring to something that is caused by physical or mental disease.
The forensic psychologist referred to the criminal's behavior as pathological.
Often appears as...
- pathological behavior
- pathological response
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Disapproving
Academic, Technical
adjective
Related to diseases or caused by diseases.
He is suffering from a pathological condition.
Often appears as...
- pathological condition
- pathological changes
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal.
His pathological need for attention caused problems in his relationships.
Often appears as...
- pathological liar
- pathological need
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Referring to something that is caused by physical or mental disease.
The forensic psychologist referred to the criminal's behavior as pathological.
Often appears as...
- pathological behavior
- pathological response
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic, Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Disease Context
Use 'pathological' in medical contexts to describe something pertaining to a disease.
Pathological studies help diagnose illnesses.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Tone
'Pathological' carries a scientific tone, making it appropriate for formal and academic writing.
The pathological findings were published in a medical journal.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Jargon
It can seem like jargon to non-experts, so clarify it when speaking to a general audience.
The doctor explained the pathological aspects in simple terms.
Pro Tip 1/3Disease Context
Use 'pathological' in medical contexts to describe something pertaining to a disease.
Pathological studies help diagnose illnesses.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Tone
'Pathological' carries a scientific tone, making it appropriate for formal and academic writing.
The pathological findings were published in a medical journal.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Jargon
It can seem like jargon to non-experts, so clarify it when speaking to a general audience.
The doctor explained the pathological aspects in simple terms.
Pro Tip 1/3Disease Context
Use 'pathological' in medical contexts to describe something pertaining to a disease.
Pathological studies help diagnose illnesses.
Pro Tip 2/3Scientific Tone
'Pathological' carries a scientific tone, making it appropriate for formal and academic writing.
The pathological findings were published in a medical journal.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Jargon
It can seem like jargon to non-experts, so clarify it when speaking to a general audience.
The doctor explained the pathological aspects in simple terms.
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The future of lying -...
it's not reliable strange the other thing is that just because you can't see me doesn't mean I'm going to lie it's common sense but one important finding is that we live for a reason we lie to protect ourselves or for our own gain or for somebody else's gain so are some pathological liars but they
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Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
doesn't mean I'm going to lie. It's common sense, but one important finding is that we lie for a reason. We lie to protect ourselves or for our own gain or for somebody else's gain. So there are some pathological liars, but they make up a tiny portion of the population. We lie for a reason.
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Can you really tell if a...
after entering elementary school. Two, children are poor liars. We adults can easily detect their lies. And three, if children lie at a very young age, there must be some character flaws with them, and they are going to become pathological liars for life.
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Jason Silva on the...
erroneously and we do this all the time it starts from a place of making sense of something we don't quite understand but miss reading that pattern going too far with it becomes pathological that is the source of the paranormal folks there are no ghosts
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Sasha Sarago: The...
Colonization has stolen from us one of the greatest treasures we can each other. This year alone, we've witnessed pathological political and social unrest. That is why healing is the antidote humanity needs because it leads us to unity.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
sort of pathologically it matters to me okay so so you don't like to lose if in this case you are not successful in you know the board does not accept your offer you've said you won't go higher is there a plan b there is
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Three ideas. Three...
It's what it is. I first tried my hand at stand-up comedi -- comedie ... See? See? See? I first tried my hand at stand-up comedy in my late 20s, and despite being a pathologically shy virtual mute with low self-esteem
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Rethink how you think...
compulsive pathological levels of gambling and why we have financial gambling cases and such as the last Melton which are caused not just by greedy investment bankers but also overconfident consumers who overestimate
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Rethinking infidelity...
why do we still have affairs? Now, the typical assumption is that if someone cheats, either there's something wrong in your relationship or wrong with you. But millions of people can't all be pathological.
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Ron Eglash: The fractals...
This made no sense at all, so they consigned these curves to the back of the math books. They said these are pathological curves, and we don't have to discuss them. And that worked for a hundred years.
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The future of lying -...
it's not reliable strange the other thing is that just because you can't see me doesn't mean I'm going to lie it's common sense but one important finding is that we live for a reason we lie to protect ourselves or for our own gain or for somebody else's gain so are some pathological liars but they
Video examples
Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
doesn't mean I'm going to lie. It's common sense, but one important finding is that we lie for a reason. We lie to protect ourselves or for our own gain or for somebody else's gain. So there are some pathological liars, but they make up a tiny portion of the population. We lie for a reason.
Video examples
Can you really tell if a...
after entering elementary school. Two, children are poor liars. We adults can easily detect their lies. And three, if children lie at a very young age, there must be some character flaws with them, and they are going to become pathological liars for life.
Video examples
Jason Silva on the...
erroneously and we do this all the time it starts from a place of making sense of something we don't quite understand but miss reading that pattern going too far with it becomes pathological that is the source of the paranormal folks there are no ghosts
Video examples
Sasha Sarago: The...
Colonization has stolen from us one of the greatest treasures we can each other. This year alone, we've witnessed pathological political and social unrest. That is why healing is the antidote humanity needs because it leads us to unity.
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
sort of pathologically it matters to me okay so so you don't like to lose if in this case you are not successful in you know the board does not accept your offer you've said you won't go higher is there a plan b there is
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Three ideas. Three...
It's what it is. I first tried my hand at stand-up comedi -- comedie ... See? See? See? I first tried my hand at stand-up comedy in my late 20s, and despite being a pathologically shy virtual mute with low self-esteem
Video examples
Rethink how you think...
compulsive pathological levels of gambling and why we have financial gambling cases and such as the last Melton which are caused not just by greedy investment bankers but also overconfident consumers who overestimate
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
why do we still have affairs? Now, the typical assumption is that if someone cheats, either there's something wrong in your relationship or wrong with you. But millions of people can't all be pathological.
Video examples
Ron Eglash: The fractals...
This made no sense at all, so they consigned these curves to the back of the math books. They said these are pathological curves, and we don't have to discuss them. And that worked for a hundred years.
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Jane Velez-Mitchell
American Journalist
I've studied pathological liars, and anything they say, they believe, and that's one of the reasons they're so convincing, because they have no connection with the truth. It's a dead issue. It's like they're color-blind to the truth. So anything that comes out of their mouths is their reality.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
We need to shift from an economic organizing principle for human civilization, to a humanitarian organizing principle. Making money more important than your own children is a pathological way for an individual to run their affairs, and it's a pathological way for a society to run its affairs.
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Tim O'Reilly
Irish Businessman
I believe people are fundamentally good and want to find things that make life better for themselves. There are social dynamics for people that work, and there are ones that are pathological. But beneath every 'no' lays a 'yes' that had never been broken. I put my life-faith in that.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
Most of the depressions are self-created. A few people are pathologically ill: they cannot help it. It just comes from within because of genetic and other factors. But almost everybody else can be driven to madness, because the line between sanity and insanity is quite thin.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
My love for traveling to islands amounts to a pathological condition known as nesomania, an obsession with islands. This craze seems reasonable to me, because islands are small self-contained worlds that can help us understand larger ones.
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Paul Harding
American Author
Contrary to all those times you've heard a writer confess at a reading that he writes fiction because he is a pathological liar, fiction writing is all about telling the truth.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
I am incapable of speaking of myself and of my life and the states of my soul, I am discreet to an almost pathological degree, and there is nothing I can do against that.
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Katya Zamolodchikova
American Entertainer
I love love. Every day of my life is Valentine's Day. When you're a pathological narcissist, you have to fall in love with yourself every day.
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Rene Dubos
French Scientist
The most important pathological effects of pollution are extremely delayed and indirect.
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Antoni Porowski
Canadian Actor
I have a deep and pathological obsession with trees and plants.
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Jane Velez-Mitchell
American Journalist
I've studied pathological liars, and anything they say, they believe, and that's one of the reasons they're so convincing, because they have no connection with the truth. It's a dead issue. It's like they're color-blind to the truth. So anything that comes out of their mouths is their reality.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
We need to shift from an economic organizing principle for human civilization, to a humanitarian organizing principle. Making money more important than your own children is a pathological way for an individual to run their affairs, and it's a pathological way for a society to run its affairs.
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Tim O'Reilly
Irish Businessman
I believe people are fundamentally good and want to find things that make life better for themselves. There are social dynamics for people that work, and there are ones that are pathological. But beneath every 'no' lays a 'yes' that had never been broken. I put my life-faith in that.
Quote examples
Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
Most of the depressions are self-created. A few people are pathologically ill: they cannot help it. It just comes from within because of genetic and other factors. But almost everybody else can be driven to madness, because the line between sanity and insanity is quite thin.
Quote examples
Paul Theroux
American Novelist
My love for traveling to islands amounts to a pathological condition known as nesomania, an obsession with islands. This craze seems reasonable to me, because islands are small self-contained worlds that can help us understand larger ones.
Quote examples
Paul Harding
American Author
Contrary to all those times you've heard a writer confess at a reading that he writes fiction because he is a pathological liar, fiction writing is all about telling the truth.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
I am incapable of speaking of myself and of my life and the states of my soul, I am discreet to an almost pathological degree, and there is nothing I can do against that.
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Katya Zamolodchikova
American Entertainer
I love love. Every day of my life is Valentine's Day. When you're a pathological narcissist, you have to fall in love with yourself every day.
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Rene Dubos
French Scientist
The most important pathological effects of pollution are extremely delayed and indirect.
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Antoni Porowski
Canadian Actor
I have a deep and pathological obsession with trees and plants.
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