psychopathology

[sahy-koh-puh-thol-uh-jee]

psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy

[sahy-koh-puh-thol-uh-jee]
noun
1.
the science or study of mental disorders.
2.
the conditions and processes of a mental disorder.
3.
a pathological deviation from normal or efficient behavior; psychosis.

Origin:
1840–50; psycho- + pathology

psy·cho·path·o·log·i·cal [sahy-koh-path-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , psy·cho·path·o·log·ic, adjective
psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gist, noun
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Psychopathology has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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psychopathology (ˌsaɪkəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the scientific study of mental disorders
 
psychopathological
 
adj
 
psychopa'thologist
 
n

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psychopathology psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy (sī'kō-pə-thŏl'ə-jē, -pā-)
n.
The study of the origin, development, and manifestations of mental or behavioral disorders.

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