syndrome
n. countablen. a group of medical signs or symptoms that happen together and point to a specific illness. You can also use this word to describe a common pattern of behavior that people show in certain situations.
n. a group of symptoms that consistently occur together to characterise a particular disease or condition. In broader contexts, it describes a predictable pattern of behaviour or attitudes associated with a specific social phenomenon.
The doctor explained that her tiredness was part of a viral syndrome.
Many new employees experience imposter syndrome, feeling like they do not deserve their jobs despite having the right skills.
The economic downturn triggered a collective syndrome of anxiety among investors, leading to a sudden sell-off of assets that had previously been considered entirely secure.
Learned borrowing from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ, “concurrence of symptoms, concourse”), from σύνδρομος (súndromos, “running together”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running, course”).
Frequently applied metaphorically to psychological or social patterns; often used as part of a compound noun or followed by 'of'.
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China syndrome
A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and (if on land) penetrates the Earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.
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Derangement Syndrome
The acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.
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floppy infant syndrome
Hypotonia.