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{
"term": "chronic",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "lasting for a long time; difficult to cure",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "chronic bronchitis/arthritis/asthma"
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having had a disease for a long time",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **chronic alcoholic/depressive**"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "lasting a long time; difficult to solve",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the country’s chronic unemployment problem"
},
{
"text": "a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "very bad",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The film was just chronic."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkrɒnɪk/",
"audio": "ch/chronic/chronic__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkrɑːnɪk/",
"audio": "ch/chronic/chronic__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French chronique, via Latin from Greek khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’."
}