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Meaning of symptom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈsɪm(p)təm

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. symptom (indicators and characteristics of the presence of something else)
  3. A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca əlamət nişanə
Беларуская знак
Български признак
বাংলা লক্ষণ
Català símptoma
Čeština příznak symptom
Cymraeg amlygiad arwydd
Deutsch Anzeichen Symptom
Ελληνικά σύμπτωμα
Esperanto simptomo
Español síntoma
Eesti sümptom
فارسی اثر عرض علامت نشانه
Suomi oire
Français Indice symptôme
Galego síntoma
עברית תסמין
हिन्दी लक्षण
Հայերեն ախտանիշ
Bahasa Indonesia gejala simtom
Íslenska einkenni
Italiano sintomo
日本語 兆候 症候 症状 記号
ქართული სიმპტომი
한국어 증상 증후 징후
Kurdî sendrom
Latviešu simptoms
Te Reo Māori putanga tohumate
Македонски симптом
Монгол тэмдэг
Bahasa Melayu gejala simptom
မြန်မာဘာသာ လက္ခဏာ အဆင်း
Nederlands symptoom verschijnsel
Polski objaw symptom
Português sintoma
Română simptom
Svenska symptom symtom
Тоҷикӣ аломат нишона
ไทย อาการ
Türkmençe alamat
Tagalog pangitain
Türkçe araz Belgi belirti bulgu semptom sendrom
ئۇيغۇرچە ئالامەت
Українська знак ознака симптом
اردو علامت
Oʻzbekcha alomat
Tiếng Việt triệu chứng

Examples

“The doctor told that his coughing and sneezing was the symptom of standing for too long in the rain.”
“Swollen breasts, morning sickness, and a missed period are classic symptoms of pregnancy.”
“Lying, hiding one's true feelings, and having affairs are typical symptoms of a doomed marriage.”
“"Nay, nay," exclaimed Lord Norbourne, "I cannot go quite so far as that. I have, thanks to your hospitality, laid in a stock of health enough for the ensuing winter: but as to the general benevolence of which you talk, I confess I find no symptoms: if I did, they would alarm me more than those of the gout."”
“Some people see birth outside of marriage as a social problem—a sign of a breakdown in the traditional family and a symptom of moral decay.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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