symptom
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈsɪmptəm/
:
síntoma
- Others say it's a symptom of declining moral values in our country.
- a symptom of a larger problem
Curiosity is a kind of symptom, not the goal.
- Curiosity is a kind of symptom, not the goal.
- To me, I find that a worrying symptom of society really.
- And fundamentally, unions are a symptom of bad management.
- Meaning that is a symptom that something is not right.
- So forget the symptoms, go to the root cause.
- And you've had, I think this is maybe more of a symptom than a cause.
- No, no, it's all symptoms of y'all don't fit.
- It's literally just reorienting to realize that symptoms are a gift.
- That's, that's one of the symptoms of this exactly.
Examples
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And thus we seek to correct not the symptom but the disease itself.
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Everything that we are experiencing today are symptoms of our history.
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The events from earlier this week are a symptom of that.
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So when is it safe to treat a symptom that is a defense?
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And it's just a symptom of very simple writing.
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It's just a symptom that something else is wrong.
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To me, I find that a worrying symptom of society really.
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What happened is a symptom of the sickness of a society.
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Tackling the cause of the violence and not the symptoms is the key to lasting success.
Academic text (2011) -
The cough was a clear symptom that he needed to see a doctor soon.
Synonyms
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3.7
Something others can see that shows a person may be ill
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1.6
Something that shows there may be danger or a problem
A sign that shows a disease or health problem
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.8
A physical and mental problem that happens after stopping use of an addictive drug
How Indicative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Symptom comes from the Greek symptoma, made of sym- 'together' and ptoma 'a fall'. So a symptom is something that appears 'with' a problem and shows that there is something wrong.