Definition

1. Noun:
   • A group of symptoms that consistently occur together and characterize a particular disease or condition: In medicine, "syndrome" refers to a recognizable pattern of signs and symptoms that indicate a specific disorder.
   • A characteristic combination of opinions, emotions, or behaviors: More broadly, "syndrome" can describe a set of concurrent things, such as ideas, feelings, or social conditions, that form an identifiable pattern.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Down syndrome is a genetic disorder.
  • The patient presented with a syndrome of fever, cough, and fatigue.
  • The novel explores the syndrome of alienation in modern society.
  • There seems to be a syndrome of complacency affecting the team.

Advanced Usage

• "Stockholm syndrome": A psychological condition where hostages develop a bond with their captors.
  • The psychological profile showed possible signs of Stockholm syndrome.
• "Impostor syndrome": A pattern of doubting one's accomplishments and fearing being exposed as a fraud.
  • Many high achievers struggle with impostor syndrome.

Variants and Related Words

• Syndromic (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a syndrome.
  • The doctor looked for syndromic features to aid the diagnosis.

Synonyms

• Complex: A group of related things, often psychological.
• Condition: The state of something, especially with regard to its functioning.
• Pattern: A consistent and characteristic form, order, or arrangement.

Related Phrases

• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): The late stage of HIV infection.
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): A common disorder affecting the large intestine.
• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): A disorder characterized by extreme fatigue.

Related Idioms

• "To have a case of the [X] syndrome": To exhibit a pattern of behavior typical of a certain condition (often used informally or metaphorically).
  • After the merger, the company had a real case of the "us versus them" syndrome.

Noun

1. a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
2. a complex of concurrent things
   • every word has a syndrome of meanings