incurable
gb/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/ us/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
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gyógyíthatatlan, javíthatatlan, megrögzött, gyógyíthatatlan beteg
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Användningsmönster:
[an] incurable [disease/illness/condition]
The doctor explained that the disease is incurable, but treatment can slow its progression.
Az orvos elmagyarázta, hogy a betegség gyógyíthatatlan, de a kezelés lassíthatja az előrehaladását.
Researchers are working to find a cure for this currently incurable condition.
A kutatók azon dolgoznak, hogy gyógymódot találjanak erre a jelenleg gyógyíthatatlan állapotra.
She was diagnosed with an incurable illness and started planning long-term care.
Exempel för inlärare
This illness is incurable.
Ez a betegség gyógyíthatatlan.
The condition is incurable, but it can be treated.
Az állapot gyógyíthatatlan, de kezelhető.
Vanligt misstag:
Do not confuse incurable (cannot be cured) with untreatable (cannot be treated at all); many incurable diseases can still be treated.
Betydelse
not able to be cured
Ordkombinationer
an incurable disease
|an incurable illness
|an incurable condition
|incurable cancer
|incurable infection
|incurable heart disease
|incurable genetic disorder
|an incurable medical condition
|diagnosed with an incurable illness
|living with an incurable disease
Synonymer
curable (Not a synonym; opposite meaning.)
Antonymer
curable (Able to be cured.)
|
treatable (Able to be managed effectively with treatment.)
Teman
health
|medicine
Definition
If a disease is incurable, doctors cannot cure it.
Not able to be cured or permanently healed, especially of an illness or medical condition.
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Användningsmönster:
[someone] is incurable
At that point the doctors believed he was incurable.
Akkoriban az orvosok úgy vélték, hogy gyógyíthatatlan.
The hospice specializes in caring for patients who are incurable.
A hospice a gyógyíthatatlan betegek ápolására szakosodott.
She was told the condition was incurable, but that medication could help her symptoms.
Exempel för inlärare
He is not incurable; the doctors can treat him.
Ő nem gyógyíthatatlan beteg; az orvosok tudják kezelni.
They said her illness is incurable.
Azt mondták, hogy a betegsége gyógyíthatatlan.
Vanligt misstag:
In many contexts, speakers prefer 'has an incurable illness' rather than 'is incurable,' which can sound blunt.
Betydelse
having an illness with no cure
Ordkombinationer
be incurable
|considered incurable
|incurable patients
|an incurable patient
|the incurable stage
|incurable cases
|incurable sufferers
Synonymer
terminal (Often implies the illness will likely cause death soon; incurable does not necessarily.)
Antonymer
curable (Describes an illness that can be cured, and by extension a patient whose illness can be cured.)
Teman
health
|people
Definition
If someone is incurable, they have an illness that cannot be cured.
Having an illness or medical condition that cannot be cured.
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megrögzött
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Användningsmönster:
incurable [habit/addiction/romantic/optimist]
He’s an incurable optimist, even when things are going badly.
Ő javíthatatlan optimista, még akkor is, amikor rosszul mennek a dolgok.
Her incurable curiosity often gets her into trouble.
Csillapíthatatlan kíváncsisága gyakran bajba sodorja.
They argued that the corruption was incurable without major reform.
Exempel för inlärare
She is an incurable romantic.
Ő javíthatatlan romantikus.
His bad habits feel incurable.
Úgy tűnik, nagyon megrögzöttek a rossz szokásai.
Vanligt misstag:
In this figurative meaning, incurable is stronger than 'bad' or 'serious'—it suggests 'there is no fix.'
Betydelse
impossible to change or stop
Ordkombinationer
an incurable optimist
|an incurable romantic
|incurable habits
|an incurable addiction
|incurable pessimism
|incurable curiosity
|incurable cynicism
|incurable procrastination
|incurable nostalgia
|incurable tendency
Synonymer
incorrigible (Often describes a person who will not change their behavior.)
|
inveterate (Emphasizes a long-established habit or tendency.)
Antonymer
correctable (Able to be fixed or put right.)
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remediable (Able to be improved or solved.)
Teman
behavior
|emotions
|personality
Definition
If something about a person is incurable, it cannot be changed.
So firmly established that it cannot be changed, corrected, or gotten rid of.
SUBSTANTIV
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Användningsmönster:
an incurable; the incurables
The charity originally focused on providing shelter for incurables.
A jótékonysági szervezet eredetileg gyógyíthatatlan betegek számára nyújtott menedéket.
In older medical writing, the term 'incurables' was sometimes used for long-term patients.
Régebbi orvosi írásokban a „gyógyíthatatlanok” szót néha hosszú távú betegek megnevezésére használták.
Vanligt misstag:
This noun can sound old-fashioned or insensitive in modern contexts; 'a person with an incurable illness' is often preferred.
Betydelse
person with an incurable illness
Ordkombinationer
care for incurables
|a home for incurables
|the incurables ward
Synonymer
patient (More general and more common; does not imply the illness cannot be cured.)
Antonymer
recovering patient (Someone expected to get better.)
Teman
health
|people
Definition
An incurable is someone with an illness that cannot be cured.
A person who has an illness that cannot be cured.
Grammatik
Grundform
incurable
IPA
GB/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
US/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl/
Stavelser och betoning
in - cur - able (3 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Ordformer
Adjective
- Base: incurable
Noun
- Base: incurable
- Plural: incurables
Ordfamilj
Uttryck
an incurable optimist
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
someone always expecting good outcomes
A person who is always hopeful.
Exempel
- She’s an incurable optimist who believes everything will work out.
- Even after the setback, he remained an incurable optimist.
Exempel för inlärare
- My brother is an incurable optimist.
an incurable pessimist
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl pˈɛsəmɪst/
fixed phrase
someone always expecting bad outcomes
A person who is always negative about the future.
Exempel
- Don’t ask him—he’s an incurable pessimist.
- She can sound like an incurable pessimist when she’s tired.
Exempel för inlärare
- He is an incurable pessimist.
an incurable romantic
1/ən ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ɹoʊmˈæntɪk/
fixed phrase
someone strongly drawn to romance
A person who always wants love and romance.
Exempel
- He’s an incurable romantic who still writes love letters.
- She calls herself an incurable romantic, but she’s also practical.
Exempel för inlärare
- I am an incurable romantic.