pathological

Example Sentences

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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

It’s a reminder that what often looks like dominance in the global economy may instead be symptomatic of a pathological codependence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Rowan "presents completely differently to Holly" and has pathological demand avoidance which means his "nervous system's response to any demand is to see it as a threat".

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Number one was that he had a pathological fear of thunderstorms.

From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo