symptom vs evidence

evidence vs symptom

symptom and evidence both are nouns.

symptom is not a verb while evidence is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
symptom	Yes	No	No	No
evidence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, evidence is a hypernym of symptom; that is, evidence is a word with a broader meaning than symptom:

symptom: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
evidence: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

Other hypernyms of symptom include grounds.

symptom (noun)	evidence (noun)
anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease	(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
	an indication that makes something evident

symptom (verb)	evidence (verb)
	provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
	provide evidence for
	give evidence

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