chronophage

chronophage

English

Etymology

chrono- +‎ -phage

Noun

chronophage (plural chronophages)

1. Something that wastes time.
   • Nancy Williams, A Penny for Your Thoughts (page 144)

     Bad suggestions have a banal influence. Counter them. Your effort to cultivate self-discipline go waste^[sic] if you do not master the art of dealing with time wasters. They are chronophages.

   • Henry Hamilton, Phan Rang Chronicles (page 60)

     Evening chatting to Mr Vang, who is a chronophage, though an interesting one. Here one cannot turn a cold shoulder, as Goethe did, because personal relationships are probably more important than material achievements.

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French

Etymology

From chrono- +‎ -phage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.nɔ.faʒ/

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• Homophone: chronophages
• Hyphenation: chro‧no‧phage

Adjective

chronophage (plural chronophages)

1. time-consuming

Derived terms

• chronophagement

Further reading

• “chronophage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).