"anti-cure" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-anti-cure.wav Forms: more anti-cure [comparative], most anti-cure [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + cure. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|cure}} anti- + cure Head templates: {{en-adj}} anti-cure (comparative more anti-cure, superlative most anti-cure)
  1. Opposed to a cure, especially where the condition being cured may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being. Synonyms: anticure Related terms: antirecovery

Alternative forms

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