symptom
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symptom
- /ˈsɪm(p)təm/
Where it comes from
From Middle English sinthoma, from Medieval Latin sinthoma, altered by Late Latin symptoma, from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”). See also syn-, -oma, -ome.
noun symptoms
- A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer. The doctor told that his coughing and sneezing was the symptom of standing for too long in the rain.
- A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable. Lying, hiding one's true feelings, and having affairs are typical symptoms of a doomed marriage.
Similar: indication, manifestation, sign, signal, symptom · Opposite: Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: syndrome, symptomatic, symptomatology, reflection, illustration, anomaly, abnormality, trouble, phenomenon, problem, onset, sign, indication, signal, condition, evidence
noun
Similar: indication, manifestation, sign, signal, symptom · Opposite: Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause
Translations
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noun something that indicates a disease or disorder
| Español | síntoma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 증상 jeungsang, 증후 jeunghu |
| 日本語 | 症状 shōjō, 症候 shōkō |
| 中文 | 症狀 /症状 zhèngzhuàng, 病徵 /病征 bìngzhēng, 病象 bìngxiàng, 病狀 /病状 bìngzhuàng, 症候 zhènghòu |
| हिन्दी | लक्षण lakṣaṇ, अलामत alāmat |
| Português | sintoma |
| Français | symptôme |
| Deutsch | Symptom |
| Italiano | sintomo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπτωμα sýmptoma |
| Română | simptom |
| Русский | симпто́м simptóm, при́знак príznak |
| Tiếng Việt | triệu chứng, chứng trạng |
| العربية | عَرَض ʕaraḍ, عَلَامَة ʕalāma |
| עברית | תַּסְמִין tasmín, סִימְפּטוֹם simptóm |
noun figuratively: indicator of something
| Español | síntoma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 징후 jinghu |
| 日本語 | 記号 kigō, 兆候 chōkō |
| 中文 | 徵兆 /征兆 zhēngzhào |
| हिन्दी | लक्षण lakṣaṇ |
| Português | sintoma |
| Français | symptôme, indice |
| Deutsch | Symptom, Anzeichen |
| Italiano | sintomo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπτωμα sýmptoma |
| Română | simptom |
| Русский | при́знак príznak, симпто́м simptóm, знак znak |
| Tiếng Việt | triệu chứng |
| العربية | عَرَض ʕaraḍ |
| עברית | תַּסְמִין tasmín, סִימְפּטוֹם simptóm |
Talk about this word "symptom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/symptom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. symptom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/symptom "symptom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/symptom.Cite this
@misc{symptom_2026,
title = {symptom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/symptom},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
