symptom

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

symp·tom [symptom symptoms] BrE [ˈsɪmptəm] NAmE [ˈsɪmptəm] noun
1. a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy
•flu symptoms
•Look out for symptoms of depression.
•Symptoms include a headache and sore throat.
2. a sign that sth exists, especially sth bad
Syn: ↑indication
•The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.

Word Origin:
late Middle English synthoma, from medieval Latin, based on Greek sumptōma ‘chance, symptom’, from sumpiptein ‘happen’; later influenced by French symptome.

Synonyms:
sign
indication • symptom • symbol • indicator • signal
These are all words for an event, action or fact that shows that sth exists, is happening or may happen in the future.
sign • an event, action or fact that shows that sth exists, is happening or may happen in the future: ▪ Headaches may be a sign of stress.
indication • (rather formal) a remark or sign that shows that sth is happening or what sb is thinking or feeling: ▪ They gave no ▪ indication as to ▪ how the work should be done.
sign or indication?
An indication often comes in the form of sth that sb says; a sign is usually sth that happens or sth that sb does.
symptom • a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy; a sign that sth exists, especially sth bad: ▪ Symptoms include a sore throat. ◇ ▪ The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.
symbol • a person, object or event that represents a more general quality or situation: ▪ The dove is a universal symbol of peace.
indicator • (rather formal) a sign that shows you what sth is like or how a situation is changing: ▪ the economic indicators
signal • an event, action or fact that shows that sth exists, is happening or may happen in the future: ▪ Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems.
sign or signal?
Signal is often used to talk about an event, action or fact that suggests to sb that they should do sth. Sign is not usually used in this way: Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signs to criminals.
a(n) sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal of sth
a(n) sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal that…
a clear sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal
an obvious sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator
an early sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal
an outward sign/indication/symbol
to give a(n) sign/indication/signal

Example Bank:
•40% of patients were treated within three hours of the onset of symptoms.
•Can you describe your symptoms?
•Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold.
•He had been ignoring the symptoms for years.
•If symptoms do not improve after a week, see your doctor.
•If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
•Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms.
•Nurses are taught how to identify and treat the symptoms of poisoning.
•She had all the classic symptoms of the disorder.
•The patient was admitted presenting with flu-like symptoms.
•These virus infections display obvious visual symptoms.
•after two symptom free years
•the physical symptoms that are the result of stress
•cold/flu symptoms