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- [kron-ik]
- /ˈkrɒn ɪk/
- /ˈkrɒn.ɪk/
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- [kron-ik]
- /ˈkrɒn ɪk/
Definitions of chronic word
- adjective chronic A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute. 3
- adjective chronic You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour as chronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves. 3
- adjective chronic A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant. 3
- adjective chronic continuing for a long time; constantly recurring 3
- adjective chronic (of a disease) developing slowly, or of long duration 3
- adjective chronic inveterate; habitual 3
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Origin of chronic
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin chronicus < Greek chronikós, equivalent to chrón(os) time + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Chronic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chronic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chronic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chronic
adj chronic
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- continuing — not ended; ongoing
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- recurrent — that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
adjective chronic
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- incessant — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- never-ending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- compulsive — You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
Antonyms for chronic
adj chronic
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
adjective chronic
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
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