cancer
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkænsə/]
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Senses
1. cancer (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.
Example: Sure, almost everything 'causes cancer' now. That said, I don't go hugging nuclear waste or acting like cancer itself is some conspiracy.
2. cancer (noun) — sense 2
Definition: Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
Example: I began by telling the President that there was a cancer growing on the Presidency, and if the cancer was not removed, the President himself would be killed by it.
3. cancer (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Extremely unpleasant and annoying.
Example: I used to love this game, but the new meta is straight up cancer.
Structure of the word
Roots:- sker (Proto-Indo-European)
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