syphilis
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syphilis
- /ˈsɪfɪlɪs/
- /ˈsɪflɪs/ uncommon
Where it comes from
From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem, circa 1530, by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease. Syphilis in the Old World began circa 1495. More in Wikipedia at History of syphilis.
noun syph
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A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
I saw a film the other day about syphilis. Ugh! It was too awful. I couldn't let a man touch me for a week. Is it true you can get it from kissing?
Similar: syphilis, cardboard box, Cupid's disease, French disease, French gout, French pox, great-pox, ladies' fever, leprosy, lues, lues venerea, pox
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pox, syph, lues venerea, great pox, french disease, morbus gallicus, lues, bad blood, treponematosis, italian disease, neapolitan disease, polish disease, german disease, christian disease, siphilis, syphilosis
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noun sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum
| Español | sífilis, gálico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매독 maedok |
| 日本語 | 梅毒 baidoku, ジフィリス shifirisu, 唐瘡 karagasa |
| 中文 | 梅毒 méidú |
| हिन्दी | उपदंश updañś |
| Kiswahili | kaswende |
| Português | sífilis |
| Français | syphilis |
| Deutsch | Syphilis |
| Italiano | sifilide, lue |
| Ελληνικά | σύφιλη sýfili |
| Română | sifilis |
| Русский | си́филис sífilis, сифо́н sifón, генера́л generál |
| Tiếng Việt | giang mai |
| العربية | زُهَرِيّ zuhariyy, مَرَض فِرَنْجِيّ maraḍ firanjiyy, اَلاِفْرَنْجِيّ al-ifranjiyy |
| עברית | עַגֶּבֶת 'agévet |
Talk about this word "syphilis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/syphilis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. syphilis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/syphilis "syphilis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/syphilis.Cite this
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title = {syphilis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syphilis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
