DYSLEXIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Impaired ability to learn to read

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dyslexia" is a kind of...):

learning disability; learning disorder (a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills)

Derivation:

dyslectic; dyslexic (having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder)

dyslexic (of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia)

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