Dictionary Definition
chronic adj
1 being long-lasting and recurrent or
characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic
shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: acute]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From chronical < chronique < chronicus < | < sc=polytonic.Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
- In the context of "of a problem": That which continues over an extended period of time, often associated with suffering ("long suffering").
- Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.
- A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a worsening condition (a condition which gets worse with each recurrence), though this definition is not inherent in the term.
- Inveterate or
habitual.
- a chronic smoker
- Very bad, awful.
- that concert was chronic
- Extremely serious.
- they left him in a chronic condition
Antonyms
Translations
that which continues over an extended period of
time
- French: chronique
- Italian: cronico
- Japanese: 慢性的な
medical: condition of extended duration
- Chinese: 慢性
- Czech: chronický
- French: chronique
- Italian: cronico
- Japanese: 慢性的な
inveterate or habitual
- French: chronique
- Italian: cronico
- Japanese: 慢性的な
Noun
- Marijuana, typically of high quality.
References
Extensive Definition
Chronic may refer to:
- Chronic (medical), a persistent and lasting disease or medical condition, or one that has developed slowly
- Chronic toxicity,
- A slang term in the United States for Cannabis (Marijuana, Weed).
- The Chronic, a 1992 album by Dr. Dre
- 2001 (album), a 1999 album by Dr. Dre originally to be called The Chronic 2001
- Slang for bad, extremely unpleasant
See also
chronic in French: Chronique
chronic in Indonesian: Kronik
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abiding, accepted, accustomed, age-long,
aged, ancient, antique, confirmed, constant, continuing, customary, deep-dyed,
deep-fixed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled,
diuturnal, durable, dyed-in-the-wool,
enduring, established, evergreen, fast, fixed, habitual, habituated, hardened, hardy, immutable, implanted, incorrigible, inculcated, infixed, ingrained, instilled, intransient, inveterate, irreversible, lasting, lingering, long-established,
long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, macrobiotic, of long
duration, of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, remaining, rooted, routine, sempervirent, set, settled, settled in habit,
stable, staying, steadfast, thorough, tough, unfading, vital, wonted