pathological

Etymology

From pathology + -ical.

adj

  1. (medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
  2. (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
  3. (mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
  4. (computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

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