: the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental illness or in social disorganization
also: such dysfunction
psychopathological
ˌsī-kō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective
or less commonly psychopathologic
ˌsī-kō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-jik
psychopathologically
ˌsī-kō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
adverb
psychopathologist
ˌsī-kō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jist
-pa-
noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis suggests that self-storage was not an inevitable convenience but something else, perhaps an indicator of national psychopathology. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 This suggests that self-storage was not an inevitable convenience but something else, perhaps an indicator of national psychopathology. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 This suggests that self-storage was not an inevitable convenience but something else, perhaps an indicator of national psychopathology. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 These findings indicate that when it is understood through a particular cultural filter, the disorder can cause psychopathology. Baland Jalal, Scientific American, 15 July 2020 It's used to treat the four kinds of psychopathology: Depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviors, and delusions. Beth Shapouri, Allure, 16 June 2021 Cruella showcases Hollywood’s current psychopathology. Armond White, National Review, 28 May 2021 The death of a pet was likelier to increase psychopathology in boys than in girls. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020 Imagine Don Draper’s grasp of American psychopathology delivered with the pithy asperity of Emily Dickinson. Megan O’grady, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020 See More