pathography
noun
pa·thog·ra·phy pə-ˈthä-grə-fē 
: biography that focuses on a person's illnesses, misfortunes, or failures
also : sensational or morbid biography
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Pathographie, from patho- patho- + -graphie -graphy
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
pathography
noun
as in past
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- past
- history
- character sketch
- psychobiography
- chronicle
- hagiography
- tell-all
- obituary
- autobiography
- story
- biography
- profile
- memoir
- bio
- life