pathological

Questions about pathological

What does pathological mean?

pathological means "of or relating to the practice of pathology". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pathological?

pathological has 5 syllables: pat-ho-lo-gi-cal. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/.

What is another word for pathological?

Close synonyms include pathologic, diseased, morbid, pathologic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pathological a common word?

pathological is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pathological?

33 words rhyme with pathological. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.