- 1not reasonable or sensible; impossible to control pathological fear/hatred/violence a pathological liar (= a person who cannot stop telling lies)
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- 2caused by, or connected with, disease or illness pathological depression
- 3(technology) connected with pathology
NAmE//ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪkli//
adverb pathologically jealousSee pathological in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: pathological