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effect vs symptom

symptom vs effect

effect and symptom both are nouns.

effect is a verb but symptom is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
symptom Yes No No No
As nouns, symptom is a hypernym of effect; that is, symptom is a word with a broader meaning than effect:
  • effect: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
  • symptom: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
effect (noun) symptom (noun)
an outward appearance anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
(of a law) having legal validity (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
effect (verb) symptom (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between effect and symptom

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