abstinenssymptom

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Etymology

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abstinens +‎ symptom, first part fom Latin abstinentia (abstinence, self-restraint; fasting), from abstinēns (abstraining, abstinent) (with the suffix -ia, from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā), -ία (-ía) and -εια (-eia), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂), present participle of abstineō (I withhold), from both ab- (from, away from, off), ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from teneō (to hold, have, grasp), from Proto-Italic *tenēō (to hold), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch, extend). Last part from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, chance, casualty; symptom), from συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, Ι befall) (with the suffix, -μα (-ma), from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), from both συν- (sun-, with, together), from σύν (sún, beside, with), from Proto-Indo-European *som-, from *sem- (together, one), or possibly from *ḱóm (beside, near, by, with), from *ḱe + and from πίπτω (píptō, to fall), from Proto-Indo-European *pípth₂-, from *peth₂- (to spread out, fly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abstɪˈnɛnsːʏmptuːm/, /apstɪˈnɛnsːʏmptuːm/
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  • Rhymes: -uːm
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sti‧nens‧symp‧tom

Noun

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abstinenssymptom n (definite singular abstinenssymptomet, indefinite plural abstinenssymptom or abstinenssymptomer, definite plural abstinenssymptoma or abstinenssymptomene)

  1. a withdrawal symptom (sign of illness when the body is not supplied with accustomed toxins)
    • 2015 February 4, Avisa Nordland, page 2:
      i dag sendes misbrukere på avrusning der de lider seg gjennom uker med abstinenssymptomer
      today, addicts are sent on detoxification where they suffer through weeks of withdrawal symptoms
    en narkoman med abstinenssymptomer
    a drug addict with withdrawal symptoms

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