abstinenssymptom

abstinens +‎ symptom, first part from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”). Second part from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + πίπτω (píptō, “I fall”).

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

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

• “abstinenssymptom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abstinenssymptom” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).