attention deficit disorder

Noun

Meaning

a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

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Alternative names

attention-deficit disorder

Synonyms

add attention deficit hyperactivity disorder minimal brain dysfunction hyperkinetic syndrome minimal brain damage ADHD mbd hyperactivity developmental disorder hyperactiveness adds disorder characterized by learning difficulties disorder characterized by poor concentration disorder affecting children disorder affecting teens

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Antonyms

well-being psychological well-being good mental health mental stability balance of mind absence of mental illness

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Hypernyms

syndrome

Examples

The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can't even spell. I don't even have a high school diploma. I'm smart, but you can't prove it on paper. Ron White

Rafe didn't just flirt-he charmed girls right up to the point where they fell for him, then he changed his mind. I called him a player with attention deficit disorder. Kelley Armstrong

Take one part brilliant entrepreneur, one part narcissist, add in a smattering of Attention Deficit Disorder and a dash of philanthropy and you get Dov Charney. Dov Charney

It is like our foreign policy has attention deficit disorder. Tim Ryan

I've been dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder at some time in my life. I still read with a highlighter, but I've always loved to read. Andrew Young

The precariatised mind is one without anchors, flitting from subject to subject, in the extreme suffering from attention deficit disorder. But it is also nomadic in its dealings with other people. Guy Standing

Close letter words and terms

attentat attentate attention attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention disorders attention getter