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/ˈsɪfɪlɪs/ · noun
(pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum..
I saw a film the other day about syphilis. Ugh! It was too awful. I couldn't let a man touch me for a week. Is it true you can get it from kissing?
Use syphilis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Syphilis means (pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum..
Common synonyms include syphilis, cardboard box, Cupid's disease, French disease.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I saw a film the other day about syphilis. Ugh! It was too awful. I couldn't let a man touch me for a week. Is it true you can get it from kissing?
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