pathological
adjectiveHow many syllables in pathological?
There are 5 syllables in the word pathological.How to pronounce pathological:
Definition of pathological:
- pathological (adjective):
- compulsively motivated
- of or relating to pathology
- of or relating to the practice of pathology.
Synonyms for pathological:
chronic
compulsive
confirmed
habitual
illogical
inveterate
irrational
obsessive
persistent
psychoneurotic
unreasonable
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- parmigiano
- parmigiana
- parallelograms
- pantagruelian
- paniagua
- overprocessing
- overengineer
- overemphasized
- osteostracan
- osteostixis
- osteorrhaphy
- osteography
- oscillatory
- orthophoria
- orthopedia
- ornithology
- organization
- orchidotomies
- oratorial
- opportunism
- opiniatre
- ophthalmology
- operational
- operatable
- opacarophile
- oophorectomy
- onychoptosis
- onychophagy
- oligopoly
- oligophrenic
- officializing
- observatory
- obnubilation
- obituary
- nutritiousness
- notifications
- nosomania
- norepinephrine
- noninterrupted
- nonadjustable
- nickelodeon
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- necessitating
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- multinational
- multimedia
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