PATHOLOGY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PATHOLOGY, such as:

1. Your pathology is so transparent, and so are your fears and weaknesses.
2. I think that she had what we call pathological envy, meaning she didn't want anyone else to be happy but her.

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 Meanings and Examples of PATHOLOGY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
pathology
 n.  science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
Classic Sentence:
1  I used my knowledge of this phase of spiritual pathology, and laid down a rule that she should not be present with Lucy or think of her illness more than was absolutely required.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  And within a year of their marriage she developed the "sickliness" which had since made her notable even in a community rich in pathological instances.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  There is also a philosophy, pathologically classified, which denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF PRAYER
Example Sentence:
1  Your pathology is so transparent, and so are your fears and weaknesses.
2  I think that she had what we call pathological envy, meaning she didn't want anyone else to be happy but her.