hunchback

A noun referring to a person with an abnormal backward curve of the upper spine, or the condition itself.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее человека с аномальным искривлением верхнего отдела позвоночника назад, или само это состояние.

1. Spinal curvature B2 formal medical

   An abnormal, outward curvature of the upper spine, often resulting in a rounded or humped back.

   • The medical condition known as kyphosis can lead to a pronounced hunchback.
   • In severe cases, a hunchback can cause back pain and breathing difficulties.
   • The doctor explained that the hunchback was caused by poor posture over many years.

   🇷🇺Горб

   Синонимы: humpbackkyphosis

2. Person with a hunched back B2 formal

   A person whose back is hunched due to an abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

   • The old man, a hunchback, walked slowly with the aid of a cane.
   • In the novel, the hunchback of Notre Dame is a central character.
   • Historically, people with a hunchback were often stigmatized.

   🇷🇺Горбун

   Синонимы: crookbackhumpback

• hunchbacks plural form
• hunchbacks' possessive plural form
• hunchback's possessive singular form