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Pathological

🔄 Synonyms of "Pathological"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
morbid	(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
neuroticnoun	(informal) Overly anxious.
unhealthy	characterized by, or conducive to poor health
psychoneuroticnoun	Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
diseased	Affected with or suffering from disease.
pathologic	(dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pathological"

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Word	Definition
pathologic	(dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology.
psychoneurotic	Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
neurotic	(informal) Overly anxious.
morbid	(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
diseased	Affected with or suffering from disease.
unhealthy	characterized by, or conducive to poor health
diseasenoun	(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
pathogenic	(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
pathologynoun	The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below.
medicalnoun	Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
pathogennoun	(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
sick	(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
compulsive	Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
satisfactory	Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
gamblingnoun	An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.
clinico	—
aberrantnoun	Differing from the norm.
abnormalnoun	Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
deviantnoun	A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
habitualnoun	Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.