symptom

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪmptəm/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪmptəm/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

a sign that shows you might be sick

A fever is a common symptom of many illnesses.

B2

a sign that something is wrong

The constant arguing was a clear symptom of their troubled marriage.

translation

n. a sign that shows you might be sick; a sign that something is wrong

Word Forms

Plural symptoms