The meaning of Incurable

Incurable – definition

adjective
(of a sick person or a disease) not able to be cured.
Usage examples:
Even when the sick are incurable they are never untreatable
Synonims:
Untreatable Inoperable Irremediable Beyond cure Terminal Fatal Deadly Mortal Chronic Persistent Long-standing Constantly recurring Long-term Immedicable

noun
A person who cannot be cured.
Usage examples:
The hospital - which has more than 2,000 fundraisers - was first opened as a cancer pavilion and ho…

adjective
Not able to be cured
Usage examples:
Before antibiotics the disease was incurable., marjorie is an incurable optimist.

Incurable translation into English

Incurable: translate from English into Chinese

无法治愈的, 不可救药

Incurable: translate from English into Dutch

Ongeneeslijke, Ongeneeslijk, Hopeloos

Incurable: translate from English into French

Incurable, Irrémédiable

Incurable: translate from English into German

Unheilbar, Unverbesserlich, Unheilbar kranke

Incurable: translate from English into Hindi

लाइलाज, असाध्य, असाध्यता, अचिकित्स्य, लाइलाजता

Incurable: translate from English into Italian

Incurabile, Inguaribile, Insanabile

Incurable: translate from English into Korean

불치의, 불치의 환자

Incurable: translate from English into Russian

Неизлечимый, Неисцелимый, Безнадежный больной, Неискоренимый

Incurable: translate from English into Spanish

Incurable, Irremediable

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin incurabilis, from in- ‘not’ + curabilis (see curable).

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Incurable – similar words

incurably

adverb
In a way that is impossible to cure
Usage examples:
She was told that she was incurably ill., the cancer had returned and spread incurably through her …

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incur

verb
Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions.
Usage examples:
I will pay any expenses incurred

verb
To experience something bad as a result of actions you have taken
Usage examples:
We incurred heavy expenses to repair the poor work done by the builder.

verb
To be made to lose money or have to pay a charge
Usage examples:
Incur a charge/fine/fee, companies incur additional costs in dealing with non-paying customers., th…

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Incurable synonims

chronic

ˈkrɒn.ɪk

adjective
(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
Usage examples:
Chronic bronchitis

adjective
(esp. of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
Usage examples:
Mr. george is resigning because of chronic heart disease., there is a chronic shortage of teachers.…

adjective
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
Usage examples:
Chronic condition the study looks at adults with chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes., c…

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deadly

adjective
Causing or able to cause death.
Usage examples:
A deadly weapon

adverb
In a way resembling or suggesting death; as if dead.
Usage examples:
Her skin was deadly pale

adjective
Dangerous and able to kill
Usage examples:
A deadly poison

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fatal

adjective
Causing death.
Usage examples:
A fatal accident

adjective
(of illness, accidents, etc.) causing death
Usage examples:
A fatal heart attack, a fatal mistake/flaw, several people were injured, two fatally.

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immedicable

adjective
Unable to be healed or treated; incurable.
Usage examples:
The evil was so wide-spreading, so violent and immedicable, that no care, no prevention could be ju…

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inoperable

adjective
Not able to be suitably operated on.
Usage examples:
Inoperable cancer

adjective
(of an illness, esp. cancer) that doctors are unable to treat or remove by an operation
Usage examples:
Most of the machines were inoperable.

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irremediable

adjective
Impossible to cure or put right.
Usage examples:
Irremediable marital breakdowns

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long-standing

adjective
Having existed for a long time
Usage examples:
It’s been our long-standing policy not to allow pets at the hotel.

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long-term

adjective
Happening, existing, or continuing for many years or far into the future
Usage examples:
Scientists warned of the long-term effects of global warming.

noun
→ long run
Usage examples:
It's too early to tell whether the long-term benefits of biofuel plants will exceed the taxpayer do…

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mortal

adjective
(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.
Usage examples:
All men are mortal

noun
A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.
Usage examples:
Capacities only possible of god rather than mortals

adjective
(of living things, esp. people) unable to continue living forever; having to die
Usage examples:
Humans are mortal and we all eventually die., as the ship began to sink, they realized they were in…

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persistent

pəˈsɪs.tənt

adjective
Continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Usage examples:
An attempt to stop persistent drink-drivers

adjective
Continuing to exist past the usual time, or continuing to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition
Usage examples:
A persistent cough, persistent rumors, the rains persistently fell.

adjective
Lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
Usage examples:
A persistent smell/skin rash, symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent d…

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terminal

adjective
Forming or situated at the end or extremity of something.
Usage examples:
A terminal date

noun
The end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point.
Usage examples:
A freight terminal

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untreatable

adjective
(of a patient, disease, or other condition) for whom or which no medical care is available or possible.
Usage examples:
The patient's condition was untreatable and he sought hospice support.

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