transcription, транскрипция: [ krɒnɪk ]
1.
A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute .
...chronic back pain.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• chroni‧cal‧ly
Most of them were chronically ill.
ADV : ADV adj / -ed
2.
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.
...a chronic worrier.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.
One cause of the artist’s suicide seems to have been chronic poverty...
= severe
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• chroni‧cal‧ly
Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded.
ADV : ADV adj / -ed