Definition Synonyms
Definition of incurable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalunable to be cured or healed
- The patient was diagnosed with an incurable disease.
2.
behavior or traitimpossible to correct or change
- His procrastination seems incurable, despite all efforts..
Noun
medicalperson suffering from a disease that cannot be cured
- The hospital ward was filled with incurables..
Expressions with incurable
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person who always believes in true love and romance
She is an incurable romantic who writes love poems.
Origin of incurable
Latin, in (not) + curabilis (curable)
Terms with incurable included in their meaning
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medical
incurable disease expected to lead to death
incurable
impossible to fix or cure
medical
suffering from an incurable disease leading to death
medical
patient with incurable disease leading to death
mercy killing
painless killing to relieve suffering from an incurable condition
incurable
cannot be healed or fixed
Examples of incurable in a sentence
Incurable illnesses require palliative care. Her stubbornness is truly incurable. The team's bad habits are seemingly incurable. The charity focuses on helping incurables. Incurables often require long-term care.
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- French:incurable, malade incurable, ...
- German:unheilbar, unheilbarer, ...
- Italian:incurabile, inguaribile, ...
- Spanish:incurable, desahuciado, ...
- Portuguese:incurável, incorrigível, ...
- Chinese:无法治愈的, 不治之症患者, ...
- Japanese:治癒不可能な, 不治の患者, ...
- Arabic:غَيْر قابِل لِلعِلاج, مريض لا شفاء له, ...
- Hebrew:חָשׁוּךְ מַרְפֵּא, חוֹלֶה חָשׁוּךְ מַרְפֵּא, ...
- Russian:неизлечимый, неизлечимый больной, ...
- Ukrainian:невиліковний, невиліковний хворий, ...
- Hindi:लाइलाज, असाध्य रोगी, ...
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