chronic
Being problematic over an extended period of timeBeing problematic over an extended period of time.
» Tom suffers from chronic back pain.
Tom hat chronische Rückenschmerzen.
Том страдает от хронических болей в спине.
Том страдает хронической болью в спине.
Meaning
7 sensesBeing problematic over an extended period of time.
chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life
langanhaltend, andauernd, fortwährend
хрони́ческийxroníčeskij
Prolonged or slow to heal.
chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness
chronisch
хрони́ческийxroníčeskij
хронічнийxroničnyj
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition.
chronisch
хрони́ческийxroníčeskij
Inveterate or habitual.
He's a chronic smoker.
eingefleischt, unverbesserlich
habitual
(slang)Very bad, awful.
That concert was chronic.
(informal)Extremely serious.
They left him in a chronic condition.
(slang)Good, great; "wicked".
That was cool, chronic in fact.
Examples
51 sentencesTom suffers from chronic back pain.
ruТом страдает от хронических болей в спине.
deTom hat chronische Rückenschmerzen.
Tom has chronic bronchitis.
Tom suffers from chronic pain.
ruТом страдает от хронических болей.
deTom leidet an chronischen Schmerzen.
I have a chronic pain here.
She suffers from a chronic malady.
ruОна страдает от хронической болезни.
deSie leidet an einer chronischen Krankheit.
Translations
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Origin
From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικόςFrom chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, chron- + -ic.
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Forms
more chronic, most chronic| Comparative | more chronic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most chronic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- habitual:inveterate
- persisting for a long time:continuing
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form