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pathological

[path-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌpæθ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
relating to diseases
Synonyms
STRONG


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Zoning in on his career and moments such as his dramatic ousting from OpenAI in 2023, the story portrayed Altman as a pathological liar.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The intellectual class has never been immune to the pathological American conviction that history is bunk.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Grinch boosters point out that the villain repents and reforms at the end of the story, shedding his pathological hatred of Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

"We already knew the amygdala was involved in anxiety and fear, but now we've identified a specific population of neurons whose imbalanced activity alone is sufficient to trigger pathological behaviors," explains Lerma.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

Moose are large, and essentially insane with an almost pathological hatred of the dogs, the sled, the musher, trees, trains, cars, and everything else as near as I can figure.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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