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pathological

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


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Federal prosecutors called him a pathological liar and swindler who falsely portrayed himself as a successful businessman and real-estate mogul with stints at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

As a result, Prof Voon says, friends or family can regard the change in behaviour as generosity or extravagance - rather than anything pathological - and so it continues.

From BBC May 1, 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

Also, he has a pathological inability to follow either of my two rules.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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