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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.

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

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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.

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chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk]

adj

1. continuing for a long time; constantly recurring

2. (Medicine) (of a disease) developing slowly, or of long duration Compare acute [7]

3. inveterate; habitual a chronic smoker

4. Informal

a.  very bad the play was chronic

b.  very serious he left her in a chronic condition

[from Latin chronicus relating to time, from Greek khronikos, from khronos time]

chronically  adv

chronicity  [krɒˈnɪsɪtɪ] n

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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"

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chronic

adjective

1. persistent, constant, continual, deep-seated, incurable, deep-rooted, ineradicable His drinking has led to chronic cirrhosis of the liver.

2. habitual, confirmed, ingrained, incessant, inveterate, incorrigible He has always been a chronic smoker.
habitual temporary, occasional, infrequent

3. serious, dangerous, acute, alarming, severe, extreme There is a chronic shortage of police cars in this district.

4. (Informal) dreadful, awful, appalling, atrocious, abysmal The programme was chronic, all banal dialogue and canned laughter.

Translations

chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk] ADJ

1. [invalid, disease] → crónico

2. (= inveterate) [smoker] → empedernido; [liar] → incorregible

3. (Brit) [weather, person] → horrible, malísimo
I had toothache something chronic → me dolían las muelas horriblemente

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chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk] adj

(= long-standing) [illness, depression] → chronique

(= constant) [nagger, smoker] → invétéré(e); [worrier] → incorrigible; [shortage] → chronique

(= terrible) [state, situation] → atroce

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chronic

adj

disease, invalid, liar, underfunding, overcrowding etc → chronisch; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome → chronisches Erschöpfungssyndrom

(inf: = terrible) → schlecht, miserabel (inf)

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chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk] adj (invalid, disease) → cronico/a (fig) (liar, drunkard) → incallito/a (fam) (weather, actor) → allucinante

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chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk] adj (invalid, disease) → cronico/a (fig) (liar, drunkard) → incallito/a (fam) (weather, actor) → allucinante

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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 慢性的(疾病) 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

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chronic → مزمن chronický kronisk chronisch χρόνιος crónico krooninen chronique kroničan cronico 慢性の 만성의 chronisch kronisk przewlekły crónico, crônico хронический kronisk เรื้อรัง kronik kinh niên 慢性的