(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness.
One of the most common ~s of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.
...patients with flu ~s...
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2.
A ~ of a bad situation is something that happens which is considered to be a sign of this situation.
Your problem with keeping boyfriends is just a ~ of a larger problem: making and keeping friends...
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