āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
chronic
01
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
(of an illness) difficult to cure and long-lasting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
David 's chronic depression affects his mood and energy levels on a daily basis.
āĻĄā§āĻāĻŋāĻĄā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
lasting or continuing for an extended period
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There is a chronic shortage of housing in the city.
03
developing as a regular habit or behavior pattern
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She arrived late again â she 's a chronic procrastinator.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
