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pathological

/ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkl/adjective

उच्चारण पैथलॉजिकल

असामान्य, आदतन, जिस पर काबू न हो (बीमारी जैसी आदत)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] informal

    not reasonable or sensible; impossible to control

    असामान्य, आदतन, जिस पर काबू न हो (बीमारी जैसी आदत)

    • He is a pathological liar.
    • a pathological fear of failure

    Synonyms compulsive obsessive irrational chronic habitual

  2. 2

    [usually before noun] medical

    caused by or connected with disease or illness

    रोगजन्य, रोग-संबंधी

    • pathological changes in the liver
    • pathological conditions of the heart

    Synonyms diseased morbid

    Opposite healthy normal

  3. 3

    technical

    connected with pathology (= the scientific study of diseases)

    विकृतिविज्ञान से संबंधित, पैथोलॉजी-संबंधी

    • a pathological laboratory
    • pathological tests
◇Word family
pathology nounpathologist nounpathologically adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

compulsive obsessive irrational chronic habitual diseased morbid

Antonyms

healthy normal

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the commonest exam phrase is 'a pathological liar', meaning a person who lies all the time and cannot stop.

Usage में सबसे आम phrase 'a pathological liar' है, यानी ऐसा व्यक्ति जो हमेशा झूठ बोलता है और रुक नहीं पाता।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

The scientific study of diseases is pathology.

रोगों का वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन pathology कहलाता है।