chronic

chron·ic  (krnk)

adj.

1. Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems.

2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.

3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.

---

[French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos, of time, from khronos, time.]

---

chroni·cal·ly adv.

chro·nici·ty (kr-ns-t) n.

Synonyms: chronic, confirmed, habitual, inveterate
These adjectives mean having long had a habit or a disease: a chronic complainer; a confirmed alcoholic; a habitual cheat; an inveterate smoker.

---

chronic

Adjective

1. (of a disease) developing slowly or lasting for a long time

2. (of a bad habit or bad behaviour) having continued for a long time; habitual: chronic drug addiction

3. very serious or severe: chronic food shortages

4. Brit, Austral & NZ informal very bad: the play was chronic [Greek khronos time]

chronically adv

---

chronic  (krnk)

Relating to an illness or medical condition that is characterized by long duration or frequent recurrence. Diabetes and hypertension are chronic diseases. Compare acute.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques acute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
	2.	chronic - of long duration; "chronic money problems" continuing long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
	3.	chronic - habitual; "a chronic smoker" inveterate usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

---

chronic

adjective 1. persistent, constant, continual, deep-seated, incurable, deep-rooted, ineradicable

adjective 2. (Informal) dreadful, awful, appalling, atrocious, abysmal

Translations

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj → crónico;

(fig) [liar, smoker] → empedernido

---

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj → chronique (fig) [liar, smoker] → invétéré(e)

---

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj (also fig) → chronisch;

(severe) → schlimm

---

chronic [ˈkrɔnɪk] adj → cronico/a;

(fig) [liar, smoker] → incallito/a

---

chronic

adj chronic [ˈkronik]

(especially of a disease) lasting a long time a chronic illness. chronies مُزمن، مُتأصّل хроничен chronický kronisk; vedvarende chronisch,, ständig χρόνιος crónico krooniline مزمن؛ کهنه krooninen chronique כְרוֹנִי पुराना, चिरकालिक kroničan krónikus, idült menahun langvinnur, þrálátur, krónískur cronico 慢性の 만성적인 chroniškas hronisks kronik chronisch kronisk, stadig, evig chroniczny crónico cronic хронический chronický kroničen hroničan kronisk เรื้อรัง kronik, sürekli, devamlı 長期的；慢性的 хронічний; застарілий قدیم بیماری mãn tính 长期的；慢性的

adv chronically

chroniese بصورة مُزْمِنَه хронично chronicky kroniskt; vedvarende chronisch χρόνια crónicamente krooniliselt بطور مزمن kroonisesti chroniquement בְּצוָּרה כְרוֹנִית प्राचीन काल से kroničan krónikusan secara kronis þrálátlega, varanlega cronicamente 慢性的に 만성적으로 chroniškai hroniski dengan kronik chronisch kronisk chronicznie cronicamente cronic хронически chronicky kronično hronično kroniskt เรื้อรัง kronik bir şekilde, süregelen 長期地；慢性地 хронічно قدیم طور سے một cách kinh niên 长期地；慢性地