noun

symptoms

symptoms, signs, indications

A fever is one of the common symptoms.

A fever is one of the common symptoms.

These are symptoms of a larger problem.

These are symptoms of a larger problem.

((symptoms)) of ((sth.)) symptoms of (sth.) He has all the symptoms of the flu.

Synonyms: signs, indications, manifestations

From Greek 'symptoma' (a happening, accident), from 'syn-' (together) + 'piptein' (to fall).

Think of 'symptoms' as signs that 'fall together' (sym- + ptom) to indicate a problem.

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