Pathological

Origin

pathology + -ical

Full definition of pathological

Adjective

1. (medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
2. (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
3. (mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
4. (computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

Synonyms

• pathologic

Antonyms

• (mathematics)

Derived terms

• pathologically