pathological
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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
This wasn't depression per se, but a condition known as pathological apathy that Patrick describes as feeling like "floating through time" without solid ground.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 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
In those cases, restoring NAD+ balance allowed the brain to repair the major pathological damage caused by the genetic mutations.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
Psychiatrists talk about criminals as people with stunted psychological development, people who have had pathological relationships with their parents, who lack adequate role models.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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