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词汇 pathologize
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释义 pathologize
verb[ T ]
(UK usuallypathologise)uk /pəˈθɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/ us /pəˈθɑː.lə.dʒaɪz/
to unfairly or wrongly consider something or someone as a problem, especially a medical problem:
There is a tendency to pathologize the victim of the suicide, rather than consider what might be wrong with the system in which it took place.
She believes that “mental illness” is a metaphor used to pathologize behaviour that annoys or offends others.
Why do we pathologise other cultures, only seeing the worst side and not appreciating the practices and values that might enrich our way of life?
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I always try not to pathologize people.
There is an increasing tendency to pathologise problems previously considered a normal part of being human.
American psychiatry led the way in refusing to pathologize homosexuality.
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